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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024021856 · 2/29/2024 · Spears Caney Inc

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
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Robotic arm perimeters

Employer

Name
Spears Caney Inc
Location
1609 CR 1900, CANEY, KANSAS, 67333
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a six-axis robot arm in the barcode/packaging area, when the robot struck the employee resulting in six rib fractures that required hospitalization. The robot was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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