Marglen Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - ROME, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Marglen Industries, Inc. in ROME, Georgia
Employer Marglen Industries, Inc.
Address 1748 Ward Mountain Road NE
City, State ZIP ROME, Georgia 30161
Report ID 2018043864
Event Date April 22, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 314110
Inspection # 1312037
GPS Coordinates 34.32000, -85.08000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working at a bagger machine when the pusher cycle was activated. He was then trapped between the bagger and the bagger chute, crushing and fracturing his pelvis.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2018, a worker at Marglen Industries, Inc. in ROME, Georgia suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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