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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010414 · 1/16/2024 · LOGOPLASTE, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Rib(s), oblique area
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stacking machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
LOGOPLASTE, LLC
Location
6900 Stillwell Street, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were working on a bottle manufacturing machine to synchronize the unit. A drive motor had been unplugged while things were being moved into position; when it was plugged in, a palletizer robot arm came down on one of the employees, who suffered three broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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