Fresh Mark, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CANTON, OHIO
| Employer | Fresh Mark, Inc. | Report ID | 2018021346 |
| Address | 1600 Harmont Ave | City, State ZIP | CANTON, OHIO 44705 |
| Event Date | February 8, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Secondary Source | Clothing, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1283608 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.81000, -81.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a skinner machine and guiding hams to allow the tooth roll to grab and pull the hams into the skinning blade when a ham shifted, causing his smock sleeve and skinner glove to become caught in the tooth roll/skinning blade. He suffered an acute soft tissue injury of the right arm.
Incident Summary
On February 8, 2018, a worker at Fresh Mark, Inc. in CANTON, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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