Fractures

Name: Fractures at PARKWAY IRON & METAL CORP. T/A AMERICAN SHREDDING
Start: 2/7/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021179 · 2/7/2017 · PARKWAY IRON & METAL CORP. T/A AMERICAN SHREDDING

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-belt
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: PARKWAY IRON & METAL CORP. T/A AMERICAN SHREDDING
Location: 613-39 ROUTE 46, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, 07013
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing metal pieces from a conveyor belt's magnet roller when his glove was caught and his left arm was pulled between the belt and the roller. He suffered a left radial forearm fracture. The conveyor belt was unguarded at the time.

Source

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