LG Hausys America, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Crushing injuries - ADAIRSVILLE, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at LG Hausys America, Inc. in ADAIRSVILLE, Georgia
Employer LG Hausys America, Inc.
Address 310 LG Dr
City, State ZIP ADAIRSVILLE, Georgia 30103
Report ID 2019077058
Event Date July 12, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 326191
Inspection # 1416767
GPS Coordinates 34.42000, -84.92000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris from the rollers of a calendar machine while it was in operation. The mill cleaning cloth the employee was using caught on one of the rollers and the employee was pulled in between two rollers. He sustained crushing injuries to the upper body and head.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2019, a worker at LG Hausys America, Inc. in ADAIRSVILLE, Georgia suffered crushing injuries to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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