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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20161211730 · 12/17/2016 · Lift Systems, 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 regular operation
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Lift Systems, Inc.
Location
1103 14th Ave, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61244
NAICS
333923
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a boring bar when the drawstring on his hooded sweatshirt became caught on the spindle. The boring bar then fractured his arm, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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