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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022119805 · 11/8/2022 · BELTSERVICE CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
BELTSERVICE CORPORATION
Location
4143 Rider Trail North, EARTH CITY, MISSOURI, 63045
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was securing a roll of conveyor belt with tape. The employee pushed the end of the tape onto the belt. The belt pulled the employee's hand between the belt and a separator bar, crushing the employee's right forearm and resulting in swelling that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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