# Fractures at Polytech Fibers LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161110360` · 11/2/2016 · CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Polytech Fibers LLC
- **Location:** 2017 Highway 411 N, CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA, 30705
- **NAICS:** 325220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While attempting to remove a piece of yarn from a stretcher machine roller, an employee's right arm was caught and severely fractured in the roller. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*