FRANKLIN CORPORATION

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FRANKLIN CORPORATION in HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI
Employer FRANKLIN CORPORATION Report ID 2022032673
Address 600 FRANKLIN DRIVE City, State ZIP HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI 38851
Event Date March 25, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 337121 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.91000, -89.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a bit on a CNC router. When he reached under the machine, the still-spinning bit cut and lacerated his left hand in several places, from the palm to the thumb.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2022, a worker at FRANKLIN CORPORATION in HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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