Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Old Wisconsin Sausage Company, Inc.
Start: 6/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065986 · 6/18/2018 · Old Wisconsin Sausage Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-live roller
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Old Wisconsin Sausage Company, Inc.
Location: 2413 Union Ave, SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, 53081
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a conveyor when he noticed raw meat on the underside of the conveyor roller. He was attempting to brush the meat off when the conveyor caught his glove and pulled his arm into the conveyor, causing a laceration, torn muscle, and broken bones in the arm and shoulder. The conveyor was not turned off or locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

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