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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015096375 · 9/2/2015 · The Homer Laughlin China Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Clay-natural and processed

Employer

Name
The Homer Laughlin China Company
Location
672 Fiesta Drive, NEWELL, WEST VIRGINIA, 26050
NAICS
327110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 2, 2015, at approximately 3:15 p.m., a maintenance employee was attempting to adjust a moving conveyor that was off track (not centered) when he tripped on dry clay that had fallen from the conveyor onto the floor and fell into a slow moving conveyor, fracturing his right arm and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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