CLIFTON MOULDING CORP.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - CLIFTON, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at CLIFTON MOULDING CORP. in CLIFTON, Texas
Employer CLIFTON MOULDING CORP.
Address 100 S AVENUE B
City, State ZIP CLIFTON, Texas 76634
Report ID 2021119587
Event Date November 5, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Clothing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321918
Inspection # 1563783
GPS Coordinates 31.78399, -97.57237

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Incident Narrative

An employee was shoveling dust at a mill house. His clothing caught on the rotating shaft of a hammer mill, and he was pulled toward the machine and thrown to the ground. He suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured iliac crest, a lacerated kidney, and contusions to his elbow and leg, all on the right side of his body. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2021, a worker at CLIFTON MOULDING CORP. in CLIFTON, Texas suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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