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Microchem Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Microchem Corp. in WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Microchem Corp. Report ID 2018077073
Address 200 Flanders Road City, State ZIP WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01581
Event Date July 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Industry (NAICS) 325199 Inspection # 1333078
GPS Coordinates 42.27000, -71.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a roof, performing preventive maintenance on an exhaust fan. As he tried to grease the pulleys, his hand was caught and pulled through the pulley by the belt. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2018, a worker at Microchem Corp. in WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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