AJINOMOTO
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
| Employer | AJINOMOTO | Report ID | 2020054110 |
| Address | 5691 Davinci Lane | City, State ZIP | CARTHAGE, MISSOURI 64836 |
| Event Date | May 2, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311423 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.10000, -94.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A metal chip used to test the metal detector had fallen off the conveyor. As an employee reached to retrieve the metal chip, her cotton glove was caught by a sprocket. Her arm and hand were pulled around the bar attached to the sprocket. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery on her wrist.
Incident Summary
On May 2, 2020, a worker at AJINOMOTO in CARTHAGE, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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