# Fractures at IVAN SMITH FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020076204` · 7/2/2020 · SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** IVAN SMITH FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
- **Location:** 5434 TECHNOLOGY DR. (DISTRIBUTION CENTER), SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71129
- **NAICS:** 442110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A recycle tech was recycling foam material. While attempting to clear an obstruction from the conveyor, his right arm was caught in the conveyor belt resulting in a fractured forearm.

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