Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. - Fractures - FRIONA, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD. in FRIONA, Texas
Employer Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD.
Address 1530 W. Hwy 60
City, State ZIP FRIONA, Texas 79035
Report ID 2020087669
Event Date August 13, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 561720
GPS Coordinates 34.59000, -102.77000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting a conveyor belt to make sure it was clean. It caught his arm, breaking and lacerating it.

Incident Summary

On August 13, 2020, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD. in FRIONA, Texas suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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