Shasta Beverage, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Shasta Beverage, Inc. | Report ID | 2016021618 |
| Address | 7333 Major Street | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77061 |
| Event Date | February 22, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Upper arm(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Stacking machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 312111 | Inspection # | 1130077 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.64000, -95.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was troubleshooting a case alignment problem on the can line palletizer and noticed that the can case was misaligned. While he was examining the layer formation section of the palletizer, the machine cycled. The layer formation bar hit and fractured his right forearm.
Incident Summary
On February 22, 2016, a worker at Shasta Beverage, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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