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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021043591 · 4/30/2021 · Kiwo Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Kiwo Inc
Location
Kiwo Manufacturing Plant, SEABROOK, TEXAS, 77586
NAICS
325612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was spraying down the shaft and blade of a mixer. The employee became stuck to the shaft, which was still sticky, and was pulled in and spun around. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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