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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019032967 · 3/21/2019 · Tusk Hardwood, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Tusk Hardwood, LLC
Location
1369 Rialto Rd., YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI, 39194
NAICS
321912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Saw dust used to feed the boiler is off-loaded from specialized transport trailers to a drag chain conveyor trough. The trailers are equipped with a conveying system that is driven by a stationary motor and drive shaft at the facility. The trailers can be parked on opposite sides of the trough. The shafting from the motor connects to yokes on the trailer. There is a yoke on each side of the shaft to accommodate bi-directional parking. The injured employee was cleaning between the trailer and the trough on the side that was not connected to the shaft to the motor drive while the trailer was being unloaded. The employee's left arm was caught in the yoke on the trailer that was not connected and the upper arm was fractured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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