Rubber Right Rollers
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — 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.
Context
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