Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Discount Rags USA, 8300 Telephone Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77061
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee's right hand and upper arm got caught while loading clothing into a baling machine used to form 100-pound, shippable units of recycled articles of clothing. The machine got activated during the strapping process to secure the load at various points. His hand/arm were caught inside the machine for at least three hours, causing a laceration and fracture.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedBanding, baling, strapping machinery
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