Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PARAGON INDUSTRIES, INC., 3378 STE HWY 117, SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA 74066
on , Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
A 9-inch joint of pipe was stuck crossways on top of the kicker and the conveyor system between the pipe threading machine and the coupling area. The injured employee was assisting another employee in clearing the jam and was struck by the pneumatic kicker that kicks the pipe up onto the conveyor. The employee suffered multiple rib fractures on the left side and a possible hernia.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersConveyors-powered, unspecified