Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Material Handling Systems, Inc.
Start: 11/23/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201111064 · 11/23/2020 · Material Handling Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Material Handling Systems, Inc.
Location: 145 South Pinnacle Drive, ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60446
NAICS: 333922
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 23, 20202, an electrician was replacing a conveyor belt on a multi-stage boom conveyor and ancillary equipment. The employee reached under the running machine to check the tension on the conveyor and his right arm was caught in the machine resulting in a fracture and severe lacerations that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown