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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021098179 · 9/22/2021 · Cooper Natural Resources

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 regular operation
Source
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Cooper Natural Resources
Location
2106 FM 120, LOOP, TEXAS, 79342
NAICS
212391
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using emery (sandpaper) to shine a steel shaft on a rotating lathe. A glove on the employee's right hand got caught on the sandpaper and the employee's arm became wrapped around the lathe. The employee sustained two fractures to the right forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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