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Zapp Precision Strip, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Zapp Precision Strip, Inc. in DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Zapp Precision Strip, Inc. Report ID 2017099239
Address 266 Samuel Barnet Boulevard City, State ZIP DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02747
Event Date September 26, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s) and elbow(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # 1267432
GPS Coordinates 41.72000, -70.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a rolling mill when the employee's left hand and elbow were pulled into a coil that was being back-wound. The employee was hospitalized with left hand, finger, and elbow injuries.

Incident Summary

On September 26, 2017, a worker at Zapp Precision Strip, Inc. in DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s) and elbow(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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