Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Robert Weed Corporation, 3351 Eldridge Ave, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning near a roller system using a rag when the rag was caught in the rollers and pulled the employee into the roller system. The employee sustained a dislocated right shoulder, a broken right clavicle, a broken right arm, and broken ribs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Machinery, unspecified
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An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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