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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020010735 · 1/23/2020 · Futamura USA, Inc.

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
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Futamura USA, Inc.
Location
6000 SE 2nd St, TECUMSEH, KANSAS, 66542
NAICS
325220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee working as a finishing operator was using sand paper to clean a spindle roll on a slitter machine. The employee's arm was caught in the spinning rollers. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the right arm requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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