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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017065535 · 6/16/2017 · Portacool, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Portacool, LLC
Location
711 FM 2468, CENTER, TEXAS, 75935
NAICS
333415
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee entered an area with a conveyor when a robot sensor activated and pinned the employee between the robot and conveyor, breaking six ribs. The area was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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