Hebron Brick Company
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Fractures — HEBRON, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Hebron Brick Company | Report ID | 2024042863 |
| Address | 1000 Washington Avenue | City, State ZIP | HEBRON, NORTH DAKOTA 58638 |
| Event Date | April 1, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Conveyors belt, slot, chain |
| Secondary Source | Clothing | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327331 | Inspection # | 1739342 |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.90000, -102.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was retrieving a piece of clay that fell down next to a running conveyor belt when his long-sleeved coveralls got caught in the conveyor, pulling his right arm in and fracturing it. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2024, a worker at Hebron Brick Company in HEBRON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the arm(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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