Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ADM MILLING COMPANY, 1520 Shreve Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63115
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee reached into the power transmission equipment to adjust a belt while it was running and suffered a broken arm.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecified Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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