# Fractures at Mars Petcare US Cominc
> OSHA SIR `2020098717` · 9/14/2020 · MATTOON, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Mars Petcare US Cominc
- **Location:** 6565 East County Rd.1000 North, MATTOON, ILLINOIS, 61938
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 9/14/2020, at approximately 7:10 a.m., a maintenance technician was troubleshooting a date coder conveyor on a packaging line when his arm became entangled in a roller on the underside of the conveyor belt resulting in hospitalization for a fractured ulna and radius.

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