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PROLAMINA

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Fractures — WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PROLAMINA in WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer PROLAMINA Report ID 2017043897
Address 132 NORTH ELM ST. City, State ZIP WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01085
Event Date April 29, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Coaters-paper production
Industry (NAICS) 322222 Inspection # 1230107
GPS Coordinates 42.13000, -72.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was looking at the coating on rollers when his hand and arm were pulled into the roller, breaking two fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2017, a worker at PROLAMINA in WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with coaters-paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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