# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at RCRA, INC. dba Earth Services
> OSHA SIR `20181112222` · 11/29/2018 · BENTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** RCRA, INC. dba Earth Services
- **Location:** 340 E Illinois, BENTON, ILLINOIS, 62812
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee reached into a conveyor to remove a stuck piece of tire. The guarded tail roller of the conveyor caught his glove and pulled in his left arm, resulting in a broken bone and muscle damage.

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