# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at National Gypsum Company
> OSHA SIR `2016054714` · 5/28/2016 · WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** National Gypsum Company
- **Location:** 10 Louisiana St, WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA, 70094
- **NAICS:** 327420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to adjust the arm on an active machine, which was between a set of rollers set 12 to 15 inches apart. The employee's hand was caught between the arm and a roller, burning his skin and requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*