Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at St Charles Pontiac, 2535 E Main, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS 60174
on , Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the ankle(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was hand drying cars after they came out of a car wash. The employee was walking backward close to the vehicle before it left the conveyor when his foot was caught between the moving conveyor chain and the side rail. His Achilles tendon tore and later became infected, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Car or vehicle washing machinery