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Kohls

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DESOTO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kohls in DESOTO, TEXAS
Employer Kohls Report ID 20181111799
Address 2019 N I35 E. City, State ZIP DESOTO, TEXAS 75115
Event Date November 15, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.58000, -96.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was straightening boxes. The employee's left-hand fingers were caught and injured in a conveyor belt.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2018, a worker at Kohls in DESOTO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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