Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Wedgworth's Inc.
Start: 6/6/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024064978 · 6/6/2024 · Wedgworth's Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Wedgworth's Inc.
Location: 28033 US Highway 27, MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA, 33471
NAICS: 325314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While cleaning a conveyor belt with a scraper, an employee came in contact with the moving conveyor belt and his left arm became trapped in the tripper unit. He suffered fractures and severe friction burns to both wrists, and severe friction burns to the upper left thigh.

Source

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