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Mueller, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — OAK GROVE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mueller, Inc in OAK GROVE, LOUISIANA
Employer Mueller, Inc Report ID 20191010964
Address 6914 Highway 2 City, State ZIP OAK GROVE, LOUISIANA 71263
Event Date October 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 332311 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.85000, -91.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving scraps on an assembly line. She was sitting down beside the conveyor belt with her hand resting on the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is automatic and turned on. Her cotton glove was caught in the belt, resulting in the left index finger getting caught between the chain and the frame. She was hospitalized with a lacerated/broken left index finger.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2019, a worker at Mueller, Inc in OAK GROVE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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