Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2016087540 |
| Address | 40253 US Hwy 14 | City, State ZIP | HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57350 |
| Event Date | August 12, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561720 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.37000, -98.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a water hose to spray a conveyor. He observed a piece of meat in the conveyor and was attempting to remove it when his left arm was caught in the sprocket. He was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.
Incident Summary
On August 12, 2016, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. in HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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