Rubber Right Rollers

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rubber Right Rollers in CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Rubber Right Rollers Report ID 2025065375
Address 120 Eastern Avenue City, State ZIP CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS 02150
Event Date June 5, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Body Part Multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Secondary Source Cleaning handtools n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326291 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.39000, -71.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a rubber roller grinder and had just completed the grinding process. He changed the rotation of the spindle to the clockwise position and began to clean rubber dust off the rollers with a shop rag. The rag caught on the roller and pulled his hand into the grinding wheel, resulting in a broken wrist, broken fingers, and lacerations to the hand and fingers. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2025, a worker at Rubber Right Rollers in CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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