Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hyosung USA, Inc., 500 19th Avenue, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
on — Fractures, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to remove waste material from a guide roller at the exit of an accumulator on a carpet coating line. The employee's right arm was caught in the waste material and rolled around the bar, which broke the employee's humerus.
HospitalizedUpper arm(s)Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
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