# Fractures at Universal Production Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171110887` · 11/12/2017 · NEWARK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Production Corporation
- **Location:** 1776 Tamarack Road, NEWARK, OHIO, 43055
- **NAICS:** 321211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing scrap veneer from a conveyor when his glove was caught in the conveyor. His arm was then pulled into the conveyor, fracturing his wrist and forearm. The conveyor was powered on at the time.

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