United Furniture Industries, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — AMORY, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | United Furniture Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2022021467 |
| Address | 60063 Puckett Drive | City, State ZIP | AMORY, MISSISSIPPI 38821 |
| Event Date | February 15, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337121 | Inspection # | 1580290 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.96000, -88.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking by a conveyor and began to pull out some trash that was in it. His hand was pulled into the conveyor; he sustained broken bones in his right arm and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On February 15, 2022, a worker at United Furniture Industries, Inc. in AMORY, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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