AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EASTANOLLEE, GEORGIA
| Employer | AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION | Report ID | 20201010009 |
| Address | 398 Woodmark Drive | City, State ZIP | EASTANOLLEE, GEORGIA 30538 |
| Event Date | October 21, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Handtools-power not determined, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 337110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.52000, -83.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had begun to shut down a roll coat/top coat machine when material spilled on the carrier rollers. The employee used a tool to reach the roll and remove the material. The machine grabbed the tool and the employee's left arm was pulled into the machine. The employee was hospitalized and a surgical procedure was performed.
Incident Summary
On October 21, 2020, a worker at AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION in EASTANOLLEE, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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