CHICAGO, ILLINOIS·
Horween Leather Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Horween Leather Company, 2015 N. Elston Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60614 on , Abrasions, scratches, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was making adjustments to a finishing machine when the powered conveyor pushed his right hand into the rotating brush. The bristles on that brush pulled his right arm at an angle and pushed him against the machine, resulting in an abrasion on the arm.
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