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MS Nonwovens Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MS Nonwovens Inc. in PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI
Employer MS Nonwovens Inc. Report ID 2020021171
Address 275 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI 38863
Event Date February 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 313230 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.26000, -89.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a machine's feed rollers when his left hand became stuck and injured in the rollers.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2020, a worker at MS Nonwovens Inc. in PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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