WAGNER INDUSTRIES INC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — MONROE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WAGNER INDUSTRIES INC in MONROE, LOUISIANA
Employer WAGNER INDUSTRIES INC Report ID 2020054492
Address Wagner Logistics Div. 178, 432 Hwy 594 City, State ZIP MONROE, LOUISIANA 71203
Event Date May 14, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.60000, -92.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was training on how to clean off the wire of an auto-tie baler. His right hand was between two pieces of the frame on the machine when the baler cycled and caught his gloved right hand, causing a laceration and open hand fracture. He was hospitalized and had hand surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 14, 2020, a worker at WAGNER INDUSTRIES INC in MONROE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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