Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Start: 8/25/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087855 · 8/25/2024 · Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Lathes
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Location: 210 Metro Park Blvd, ENNIS, TEXAS, 75119
NAICS: 326122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a lathe to sand down a shaft. Their glove got caught on the spindle and their hand and arm were pulled into the machine. The employee sustained a dislocated wrist, a dislocated little finger, and a fractured arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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