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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015042430 · 4/28/2015 · Universal Textile Technologies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Universal Textile Technologies, LLC
Location
204 W. INDUSTRIAL BLVD., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
NAICS
314999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was working as a roll up operator and placed his foot on a roll of carpet which was on the cradle. The carpet rolled onto the employee's right leg, breaking the tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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