Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cortland Industrial LLC, 10633 West Airport Boulevard, STAFFORD, TEXAS 77477
on — Fractures , affecting the Upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a round sling machine. His left arm got caught in the moving slings, resulting in a fractured humerus.
Hospitalized Upper arm(s) Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
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