Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J-3 Metals Recycling Center, LLC, 6755 N Hwy 105, VIDOR, TEXAS 77662
on , Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was working to remove a piece of wood that was jamming a transfer conveyor at the shredder. He used a tool to clear the jam, then reached to grab the wood. His sleeve got caught in the conveyor and his right arm was pulled into the pulley. The employee was hospitalized with an open fracture and a crush injury/laceration to his right forearm. The machine was running at the time.