# Fractures at Ohio Mulch
> OSHA SIR `20171211516` · 12/4/2017 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Mulch
- **Location:** 1600 Universal Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
- **NAICS:** 444220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to free a jam on a conveyor when his arm was caught in the conveyor, breaking it. The conveyor was running and guarded at the time.

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