# Fractures at PARKWAY IRON & METAL CORP. T/A AMERICAN SHREDDING
> OSHA SIR `2017021179` · 2/7/2017 · CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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