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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019043776 · 4/12/2019 · Reliable Tire Disposal, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Suits, coats, jackets

Employer

Name
Reliable Tire Disposal, LLC.
Location
3345 Hwy 29 E., BURNET, TEXAS, 78611
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee bent down near a conveyor to inspect a jammed tire shredder. The conveyor caught the tail of his jacket, pulling him into the machine and causing broken ribs and lacerations to his right arm. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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