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Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
1 hospitalization · 20161211451 · 12/8/2016 · Weisman Equipment Company, Ltd
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Upper arm(s)
- Nature of injury
- Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
Cause
- Event
- Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- Source
- Power take-off (PTO)
- Secondary source
- Suits, coats, jackets
Employer
- Name
- Weisman Equipment Company, Ltd
- Location
- 4500 Hunter Road, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, 78667
- NAICS
- 441229
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was manually shaking out a PTO auger. His jacket got caught in the PTO resulting in a torn right bicep.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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