Hartung Glass Industries, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — PUEBLO, COLORADO
| Employer | Hartung Glass Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2021119472 |
| Address | 145 William White Blvd. | City, State ZIP | PUEBLO, COLORADO 81001 |
| Event Date | November 2, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327211 | Inspection # | 1563583 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.28000, -104.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a glass manufacturing machine. A sensor broke off the machine. As she tried to fix it, the machine backed up onto her right hand and broke one of her knuckle bones. The machine was not locked out at the time.
Incident Summary
On November 2, 2021, a worker at Hartung Glass Industries, Inc. in PUEBLO, COLORADO suffered fractures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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