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INTERCERAMIC INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — GARLAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at INTERCERAMIC INC. in GARLAND, TEXAS
Employer INTERCERAMIC INC. Report ID 2021054293
Address 2333 S. JUPITER ROAD City, State ZIP GARLAND, TEXAS 75041
Event Date May 26, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Kilns
Industry (NAICS) 327122 Inspection # 1533970
GPS Coordinates 32.88000, -96.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a dryer kiln when an alarm went off indicating that one of the two limit switches of the centering device control was not functioning properly. In order to reach the centering device control limit switch, the employee used a rod and kneeled down stretching his body/hand forward between the dryer exit and a column of an unloader machine. The employee's body was caught between the exiting tile cart and the column of the unloader machine resulting in fractured ribs.

Incident Summary

On May 26, 2021, a worker at INTERCERAMIC INC. in GARLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with kilns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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