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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017065986 · 6/29/2017 · Biltrite Ripley Operations, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Biltrite Ripley Operations, LLC
Location
16310 Hwy 15 N., RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI, 38663
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a gasket that was caught between a conveyor belt and pulley when his left forearm was caught and fractured in the conveyor pulley.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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