# Fractures at EKL Machine Co.
> OSHA SIR `2015096319` · 9/1/2015 · BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Lathes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** EKL Machine Co.
- **Location:** 448 Mill Road, BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19020
- **NAICS:** 333514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While using a small lathe to polish a shaft, an employee's glove got caught. His arm was pulled under the part, breaking his forearm.

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