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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021043390 · 4/23/2021 · Hyosung USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hyosung USA, Inc.
Location
500 19th Avenue, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS
314992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove waste material from a guide roller at the exit of an accumulator on a carpet coating line. The employee's right arm was caught in the waste material and rolled around the bar, which broke the employee's humerus.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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