Adhesives Research, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Adhesives Research, Inc. | Report ID | 2019021941 |
| Address | 400 Seaks Run Road | City, State ZIP | GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA 17327 |
| Event Date | February 21, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325520 | Inspection # | 1381613 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.82000, -76.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a slitter machine with a rag. The rag got caught on the rollers pulling his right hand into the machine. The employee sustained a degloving injury to the hand and a right thumb fracture.
Incident Summary
On February 21, 2019, a worker at Adhesives Research, Inc. in GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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