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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015041827 · 4/8/2015 · Discount Rags USA

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Discount Rags USA
Location
8300 Telephone Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's right hand and upper arm got caught while loading clothing into a baling machine used to form 100-pound, shippable units of recycled articles of clothing. The machine got activated during the strapping process to secure the load at various points. His hand/arm were caught inside the machine for at least three hours, causing a laceration and fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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