TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — CARROLLTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC. in CARROLLTON, TEXAS
Employer TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC. Report ID 2018065489
Address 1820 N. Josey Ln. City, State ZIP CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006
Event Date June 5, 2018 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 Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311824 Inspection # 1322534
GPS Coordinates 32.96000, -96.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam a case of product in the palletizing machine when the machine cycled and a metal bar came down and fractured his arm. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2018, a worker at TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC. in CARROLLTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. 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.

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