# Fractures at Palermo Villa, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096500` · 9/7/2015 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-roller
## Employer
- **Name:** Palermo Villa, Inc.
- **Location:** 3301 West Canal Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53208
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning an inclined conveyor that was approximately 9 to 10 feet off the ground.   The employee used a 10-foot A-frame fiberglass step ladder to access the working area. The employee's left hand got caught in the conveyor, resulting in a left wrist fracture. LO/TO was not performed at the time of the incident.

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