GATES RUBBER COMPANY
Entangled in other object or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri
| Employer | GATES RUBBER COMPANY |
| Address | 1650 ROWE PARKWAY |
| City, State ZIP | POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri 63901 |
| Report ID | 20191011352 |
| Event Date | October 31, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326220 |
| Inspection # | 1445545 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.72793, -90.41316 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was cradling a 20-pound spool of synthetic yarn that had become unraveled. The employee was attempting to find the end of the ball of yarn and had been making loops with their left hand. The employee dropped the spool and it fell to the ground. As a result one of the loops of yarn clinched tight on the end of the employee's left little finger pad and sliced/tore the skin away.
Incident Summary
On October 31, 2019, a worker at GATES RUBBER COMPANY in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.
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