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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015074685 · 7/15/2015 · Primrose Candy Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Primrose Candy Company
Location
2700 N Karlov Ave, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
NAICS
311340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the lollipop machine. Her right hand was caught by the drive pulley which subsequently pulled her arm into the machine up to her shoulder. She was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair her broken right arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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