Fractures

Name: Fractures at 905/BMW Inc.
Start: 12/28/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129876 · 12/28/2015 · 905/BMW Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: 905/BMW Inc.
Location: 100 Box Car Road, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 12/28/15, an employee was putting oil into a motor on top of a railcar about 20 feet in the air. The employee's right arm was caught in a pulley attached to the motor breaking three fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown