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Owens Corning, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — AMARILLO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Owens Corning, LLC in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Owens Corning, LLC Report ID 2018088325
Address 1701 Hollywood Road City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79118
Event Date August 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Industry (NAICS) 327212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.11000, -101.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing electric cables to an overhead conveyor (vertical trolley) for an e-stop when his sleeve was caught on a sprocket, causing his hand to be drawn into the area. He suffered a fractured left wrist.

Incident Summary

On August 14, 2018, a worker at Owens Corning, LLC in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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