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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019010743 · 1/22/2019 · Epic Lift Systems, LLC

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
Lathes, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Epic Lift Systems, LLC
Location
14485 Hwy 377 S., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76126
NAICS
423720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding product on a lathe with both hands when the employee's glove became caught, pulling both arms into the lathe machine. The employee suffered broken left and right arms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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