Optimized Logistics, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | Optimized Logistics, LLC | Report ID | 2023065140 |
| Address | 3940 Pipestone Rd. | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75212 |
| Event Date | June 10, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Skull |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321920 | Inspection # | 1678228 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.76000, -96.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was on top of a conveyor servicing a robot contained within a safety cage. A sensor at the end of the conveyor was engaged, which initiated an auto cycle. The robot contacted the employee, causing him to go in the air and strike the safety cage. The employee suffered a skull fracture. The robots were guarded but not locked out/ tagged out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On June 10, 2023, a worker at Optimized Logistics, LLC in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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