Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RHT Inc., 401 S. Gary Ave., ROSELLE, ILLINOIS 60172
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
On February 13, 2018, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an employee incurred fractured ribs when pinched/crushed by the moving arm of the jig (fixture holding device) that held a large sheet of acrylic material during the foam insertion process.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMaterial and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
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