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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015118861 · 11/23/2015 · US Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
US Postal Service
Location
Auxillary Service Facility, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 84199
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

A maintenance employee was investigating a suspected defective roller on a conveyor belt. The machine must be running to hear defective rollers. His hand was pulled into the machine, and the rollers rolled up onto his forearm. He suffered compound fractures to his radius and ulna and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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