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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20191111884 · 11/14/2019 · Tri-State Iron and Metal Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Tri-State Iron and Metal Company
Location
1725 East 9th Street, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using compressed air to blow down the conveyor system when the air wand was caught by the magnetic roller, pulling the employee's hand in between the magnetic roller and the conveyor belt. The employee's middle and ring fingers were fractured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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