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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20211110070 · 11/21/2021 · KW Plastics Recycling Division

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
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
KW Plastics Recycling Division
Location
279 Pike Country Lake Road, TROY, ALABAMA, 36079
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a blockage on an auger machine when their right hand and forearm were caught and pulled into the auger, resulting in a crushed hand and a compound fracture to the forearm. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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