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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019010912 · 1/25/2019 · MARTCO PLYWOOD

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
Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified

Employer

Name
MARTCO PLYWOOD
Location
1695 HIGHWAY 490, CHOPIN, LOUISIANA, 71447
NAICS
321211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to unhang a belt on a dryer with an extension device. The device got wedged and the employee went through a barrier rail to remove it. His left arm came in contact with the belt sprocket and was pulled into the equipment. The employee received a fracture and laceration to the left arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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