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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181111566 · 11/9/2018 · ICT Holdings, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
ICT Holdings, LLC
Location
1861 FM 54, LITTLEFIELD, TEXAS, 79339
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were providing maintenance to a vacuum wheel when their hands were caught in the vacuum wheel. One employee received broken bones in his hand and forearm, requiring hospitalization. The second employee suffered acute carpal tunnel in the left wrist. The vacuum wheel was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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