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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018010464 · 1/15/2018 · Griffins Warehouse-Baxley, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Griffins Warehouse-Baxley, LLC
Location
792 East Parker Street, BAXLEY, GEORGIA, 31513
NAICS
424910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a brush to clean fertilizer off an energized belt conveyor when the brush became caught in the conveyor's rollers. The brush and the employee's left arm were pulled into the rollers, causing a left arm fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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