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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017109896 · 10/14/2017 · Trimac Transportation, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Power take-off (PTO)
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Trimac Transportation, Inc.
Location
255 Regal Row, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75247
NAICS
483211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading gypsum from a trailer when he heard an air leak and tried to locate it with his gloved hand. His glove was then caught in a rotating PTO shaft and his left hand was pulled into the shaft, breaking multiple fingers and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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