Sofidel America Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Avulsions, enucleations - CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Sofidel America Corp. in CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio
Employer Sofidel America Corp.
Address 25910 US 23
City, State ZIP CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio 43113
Report ID 2022098392
Event Date September 22, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations
Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322121
Inspection # 1625350
GPS Coordinates 39.58991, -82.95423

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Incident Narrative

On September 22, 2022, two employees were investigating a jam in the rewinder section of a production line. One of them was removing jammed material from the machine rollers while the other rotated them. The injured employee's left hand was caught between a roller and a stationary guide plate. The employee sustained a degloving injury to the left hand and thumb that required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2022, a worker at Sofidel America Corp. in CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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