Fractures

Name: Fractures at Peco Foods, Inc
Start: 2/7/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018021271 · 2/7/2018 · Peco Foods, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Peco Foods, Inc
Location: 318 South Locust Street, NEWARK, ARKANSAS, 72562
NAICS: 493130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing belts on the grain elevator gearbox. While removing the belts, the belt tensioner released striking the employee's right forearm resulting in lacerations and a broken bone. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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