Fractures

Name: Fractures at UFP Schertz, LLC
Start: 2/21/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021645 · 2/21/2023 · UFP Schertz, LLC

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, n.e.c.
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: UFP Schertz, LLC
Location: 21700 Farm to Market Road 2252, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78154
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing a ripsaw that was recently repaired. The employee pointed at something within the panel area and was caught by the belt and pulled into the machine, resulting in a compound fracture to the right forearm as well as abrasions to the right hand and fingers.

Source

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