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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018088325 · 8/14/2018 · Owens Corning, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Owens Corning, LLC
Location
1701 Hollywood Road, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79118
NAICS
327212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing electric cables to an overhead conveyor (vertical trolley) for an e-stop when his sleeve was caught on a sprocket, causing his hand to be drawn into the area. He suffered a fractured left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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