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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20201110754 · 11/12/2020 · Equity Group Gadsden Division

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, unspecified
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Equity Group Gadsden Division
Location
2281 Steele Station Road, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35906
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a paper towel to dry the bottom of a hopper. The hopper activated and the employee's right hand was caught in the machine's paddle system. The employee suffered a broken right arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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