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Southwest Gin, Ltd.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — MORTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southwest Gin, Ltd. in MORTON, TEXAS
Employer Southwest Gin, Ltd. Report ID 20171111207
Address 1169 FM 1169 City, State ZIP MORTON, TEXAS 79346
Event Date November 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Harvesting and threshing machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 115111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.68000, -102.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling tarps when his right arm was caught in a roller, resulting in an open compound fracture to the right forearm. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 22, 2017, a worker at Southwest Gin, Ltd. in MORTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with harvesting and threshing machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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