# Fractures at ADCHEM CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2015031432` · 3/24/2015 · RIVERHEAD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** ADCHEM CORP.
- **Location:** 1852 OLD COUNTRY RD, RIVERHEAD, NEW YORK, 11901
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fractured the right wrist while operating a mixer used for mixing adhesive(s). The employee's glove got caught on the mixer blade/propeller.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*