JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA·
Swisher International, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Swisher International, Inc., 459 E. 16th St., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32206 on , Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
The employee was performing maintenance on the PMB SUK Cigar Over Roll Machine when he accidentally hit the jog switch which turns on the machine. His right hand was then caught between the wrapping device and the wrapper die roller assembly. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair the laceration and fracture to his right hand.
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