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Ohio Mulch

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ohio Mulch in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Ohio Mulch Report ID 20171211516
Address 1600 Universal Road City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207
Event Date December 4, 2017 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-belt
Industry (NAICS) 444220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.92000, -82.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to free a jam on a conveyor when his arm was caught in the conveyor, breaking it. The conveyor was running and guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2017, a worker at Ohio Mulch in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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