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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054682 · 5/24/2017 · API Americas, 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, unspecified
Source
Painting, priming, metal coating machinery

Employer

Name
API Americas, Inc.
Location
329 New Brunswick Ave., RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY, 07065
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a coating machine's operating line using handheld tools when the machine activated. The moving rollers then broke the employee's arm, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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