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Fractures and dislocations

1 hospitalization · 20191111482 · 11/4/2019 · Osceola Cotton Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Elbow(s) and arms(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and dislocations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Osceola Cotton Company, LLC
Location
344 Brushy Creek Road, OCILLA, GEORGIA, 31774
NAICS
493130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning cotton from around the area of a cotton gin and had accessed the box area. While cleaning, he was struck by the box as it rotated, suffering a broken left arm (radius) and dislocated left elbow. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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