Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The ESAB Group, Inc., 1500 Karen Lane, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331
on , Fractures, affecting the wrist(s) and arm(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A maintenance employee was using a lathe to smooth down rough areas on a shaft using a piece of sandpaper/emery cloth. During the process, the employee's right glove became entangled in the lathe pulling their glove, hand, and arm into the lathe and onto the shaft. The employee sustained fractures to the wrist and arm and soft tissue damage.