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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020010700 · 1/22/2020 · Merchants Metals, LLC

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Merchants Metals, LLC
Location
4901 Langley Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77093
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance on a fence weaver machine. The machine activated, and a rotating shaft caught his hand. His right arm was wrapped around the shaft and suffered multiple fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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