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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010086 · 1/4/2024 · Wald Family Foods

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Dairy products

Employer

Name
Wald Family Foods
Location
1144 Bridger Court, MCPHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
NAICS
445299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to remove hard, melted cheese from a sprocket on a conveyor belt system when his arm was caught by the belt and sprocket and pulled into machine. The employee sustained a broken right forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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