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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025010919 · 1/29/2025 · J-3 Metals Recycling Center, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Clothing

Employer

Name
J-3 Metals Recycling Center, LLC
Location
6755 N Hwy 105, VIDOR, TEXAS, 77662
NAICS
331491
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to remove a piece of wood that was jamming a transfer conveyor at the shredder. He used a tool to clear the jam, then reached to grab the wood. His sleeve got caught in the conveyor and his right arm was pulled into the pulley. The employee was hospitalized with an open fracture and a crush injury/laceration to his right forearm. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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