Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas
Start: 5/17/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054035 · 5/17/2021 · Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas
Location: 715 28th Street, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79404
NAICS: 453310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a conveyor belt. After greasing the ports and gears, the employee restored energy to the machine. The employee's left hand was then caught between the bottom belt and the pressure roller. The employee suffered a fracture and a tendon injury to the left little finger and a forearm burn.

Source

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