# Fractures at Silbrico Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20211210729` · 12/14/2021 · HODGKINS, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Silbrico Corporation
- **Location:** 6300 River Road, HODGKINS, ILLINOIS, 60525
- **NAICS:** 327992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 14, 2021, a temporary employee was outside loading ore from the train into the conveyor system. The employee entered a confined space to clean ore from the wheel of the conveyor belt system when their arm was pulled into the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized for right arm fractures, contusions, and facial lacerations.

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