Struck against stationary object n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Continental Tire North America, 11525 N IL Highway 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS 62864
on — Fractures , affecting the Forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working to free sheets of rubber that were stuck together in a machine. When the sheets popped free, a rubber sheet snapped back and pulled the employee's hands against a non-powered roller resulting in a non-displaced forearm fracture. The machine was not running at the time.
Hospitalized Forearm(s) Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
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