Custom Nonwoven, Inc

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Custom Nonwoven, Inc in NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Custom Nonwoven, Inc Report ID 20201211548
Address 1015 Munsford Drive City, State ZIP NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI 38652
Event Date December 9, 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 Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 313230 Inspection # 1507066
GPS Coordinates 34.50000, -89.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working at a bale breaker when one of two chains on the right side of the machine popped up. He was trying to put it back on when his left hand was caught and injured between a chain and a sprocket. The machine was not guarded and was running at the time.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2020, a worker at Custom Nonwoven, Inc in NEW ALBANY, 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 material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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