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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017043731 · 4/26/2017 · New Waverly Ventures

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
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
New Waverly Ventures
Location
146 FM 2793, HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, 77340
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a palletizing machine when his upper arm became caught between the frame of the machine and a pallet, resulting in a broken right arm. The injury required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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