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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016065514 · 6/21/2016 · Horsehead Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Horsehead Corporation
Location
900 Delaware Avenue, PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18071
NAICS
331492
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a scraper on a moving belt conveyor when the tail pulley severely lacerated the employee's left calf muscle. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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