OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221411234

CLIFTON MOULDING CORP.

CLIFTON, TX· 2021-11-05T00:00:00

Event: Caught By, Caught In, Clothing, Contusion, Dust, Elbow, Fracture, Hammer Drill, Kidney, Laceration, Rib, Rotating Shaft, Shovel
NAICS: 321918
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345637839
Employer profile: CLIFTON MOULDING CORP.
Summary number: 221411234
Report ID: 0636900

Event description

Employee incurs multiple injuries when caught in rotating sh

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:35 a.m. on November 5, 2021, an employee cleaned up dust in the mill house. The employee was shoveling dust at the mill house. His clothing was caught on the rotating shaft of the hammer mill, pulling him towards the machine and then throwing him to the ground. The employee fractured four ribs, fractured iliac, lacerated kidney, and sustained contusions to elbow and leg of the right side of the body. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
2

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