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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016087540 · 8/12/2016 · Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
Location
40253 US Hwy 14, HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57350
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a water hose to spray a conveyor. He observed a piece of meat in the conveyor and was attempting to remove it when his left arm was caught in the sprocket. He was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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