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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20201110804 · 11/14/2020 · Ball Metalpack, 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
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Ball Metalpack, LLC
Location
600 Ball Court, DE FOREST, WISCONSIN, 53532
NAICS
332431
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was adjusting the alignment of a shaft-driven conveyor belt. The rotating shaft bolt and collar caught the employee's sleeve and pulled the employee's right arm into the shaft. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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