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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018099245 · 9/6/2018 · Violet Gin Company, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
Violet Gin Company, Inc.
Location
2846 Highway 44, ROBSTOWN, TEXAS, 78380
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's left arm was caught between the roller and belt in a cotton gin conveyor system. The arm was broken; the employee was hospitalized for surgery. The system was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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