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M. Argueso & Co., Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and burns — CLEVELAND, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at M. Argueso & Co., Inc. in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer M. Argueso & Co., Inc. Report ID 2021098117
Address 12651 Elmwood Avenue City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44111
Event Date September 21, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and burns Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 324199 Inspection # 1554887
GPS Coordinates 41.46000, -81.77000

Incident Narrative

On September 21, 2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m. an employee was cleaning a pastillator machine, a rotoform granulation system, when her right hand was caught and crushed in a running nip point. The employee sustained fractures and second and third degree burns to the right hand. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On September 21, 2021, a worker at M. Argueso & Co., Inc. in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered fractures and burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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