# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at De Ruijter International USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211701` · 12/18/2024 · COLDWATER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Conveyors belt, slot, chain
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** De Ruijter International USA Inc.
- **Location:** 120 Harvest Dr., COLDWATER, OHIO, 45828
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unjamming an accumulation of rubber on a metal detector conveyor belt when his arm got caught between the roller and the conveyor, resulting in a laceration. The conveyor was in operation and there was no guarding in place at the time.

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