Fractures

Name: Fractures at Dupont Yard, Inc.
Start: 1/17/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010526 · 1/17/2018 · Dupont Yard, Inc.

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 running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-chain
Secondary source: Clothing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Dupont Yard, Inc.
Location: 4153 Bypass Road, HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 31634
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a piece of lumber from an energized chain conveyor when part of his clothing became caught in the conveyor chain. He was pulled into the conveyor until it was stopped by another worker, suffering a right-hand laceration, head laceration, and fractured rib(s).

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown