OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221400930
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
DALLAS, TX·
Event description
Employee injures kidney and liver when struck by rotation of
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:15 a.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee was loading a pallet of cabinets on wrapper machine no. 1. The employee added a pallet of kitchen cabinets to the wrapper machine in the shipper area. The employee walked down the conveyor roller and entered the wrapper machine. The wrapper machine is a caged area with light curtains while it was still operating. The arm of the wrapper arm rotated around and struck the employee in the right midsection area and pushed the employee through a gate. The employee received injuries to the liver and kidney. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Event type
- 1
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