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Fractures and burns

1 hospitalization · 2015010691 · 1/22/2015 · KEYSTONE POTATO PRODUCTS LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures and burns

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
KEYSTONE POTATO PRODUCTS LLC
Location
2317 SHERMANS MOUNTAIN RD., HEGINS, PENNSYLVANIA, 17938
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the line when he placed his left hand into the moving and high-temperature components of the dehydrator drum. He broke several bones in his hand and the skin was de-gloved. He suffered burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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