Fractures

Name: Fractures at Mars Petcare US Cominc
Start: 9/14/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020098717 · 9/14/2020 · Mars Petcare US Cominc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Mars Petcare US Cominc
Location: 6565 East County Rd.1000 North, MATTOON, ILLINOIS, 61938
NAICS: 453910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 9/14/2020, at approximately 7:10 a.m., a maintenance technician was troubleshooting a date coder conveyor on a packaging line when his arm became entangled in a roller on the underside of the conveyor belt resulting in hospitalization for a fractured ulna and radius.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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