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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024075956 · 7/2/2024 · General Shale Brick, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Pelvis
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Kilns
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
General Shale Brick, Inc.
Location
1630 Arthern Road, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30901
NAICS
327331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was behind a brick firing machine aligning bricks for production when the employee was caught between the pusher bar and the setting head, resulting in a fractured pelvis. The machine was energized and was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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