Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Madden Bolt Corporation, 13420 Hempstead Hwy., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77040
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a thread machine in the bolt department when his apron got caught on a piece of round bar that was being threaded. His hand became entangled with the clothing and he began to spin with the machine. Another operator came and hit the stop button. The employee sustained a left arm fracture, and a laceration to the arm and back of the head.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedThreading and tapping machines
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