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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018076725 · 7/5/2018 · Ajinomoto Foods North America

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Ajinomoto Foods North America
Location
3131 S Quail Ave, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to adjust a conveyor belt when the sprocket caught her glove. Her left arm was pulled into the machine, and she suffered a compound fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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