# Fractures at Advance Auto Parts
> OSHA SIR `2018032374` · 3/9/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-live roller
## Employer
- **Name:** Advance Auto Parts
- **Location:** 11810 N. Gessner Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting to find a squeaking noise beneath a conveyor in the shipping area. He was tapping on a bad bearing when his right hand was pulled into the rollers and frames. He suffered a hand fracture and was hospitalized. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*