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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021053914 · 5/12/2021 · MIDWEST BLOCK & BRICK COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
MIDWEST BLOCK & BRICK COMPANY
Location
12901 St. Charles Rock Rd., BRIDGETON, MISSOURI, 63044
NAICS
327121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning dust off the photo eye of the dump hopper when it activated and caught his left arm between the dump hopper and the frame of the machine. The employee sustained a left ulnar fracture, an elbow wound and traumatic muscle injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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