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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018054209 · 5/1/2018 · Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Milling machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.
Location
1818 Pennsylvania Ave. West, WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16365
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was cleaning out the track pad on a milling machine using a wire brush. As he moved the wire brush, his glove became caught in the machine and his arm was pulled into the machine. He fractured his right forearm and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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