MARTCO PLYWOOD
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — CHOPIN, LOUISIANA
| Employer | MARTCO PLYWOOD | Report ID | 2019010912 |
| Address | 1695 HIGHWAY 490 | City, State ZIP | CHOPIN, LOUISIANA 71447 |
| Event Date | January 25, 2019 | 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 | Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.50000, -92.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working to unhang a belt on a dryer with an extension device. The device got wedged and the employee went through a barrier rail to remove it. His left arm came in contact with the belt sprocket and was pulled into the equipment. The employee received a fracture and laceration to the left arm.
Incident Summary
On January 25, 2019, a worker at MARTCO PLYWOOD in CHOPIN, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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