# Fractures at UFP Schertz, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021645` · 2/21/2023 · SCHERTZ, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UFP Schertz, LLC
- **Location:** 21700 Farm to Market Road 2252, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78154
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing a ripsaw that was recently repaired. The employee pointed at something within the panel area and was caught by the belt and pulled into the machine, resulting in a compound fracture to the right forearm as well as abrasions to the right hand and fingers.

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