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Owens Corning, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified — WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Owens Corning, LLC in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
Employer Owens Corning, LLC Report ID 2017031968
Address 3700 North Interstate Highway 35 East City, State ZIP WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165
Event Date March 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 327993 Inspection # 1216239
GPS Coordinates 32.44000, -96.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove paper from between rollers on the manufacturing line. The employee's glove got caught in the rollers pulling her left arm into the rollers resulting in tissue damage to the arm.

Incident Summary

On March 2, 2017, a worker at Owens Corning, LLC in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS suffered traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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