Fractures

Name: Fractures at Valk Manufacturing
Start: 12/2/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211258 · 12/2/2016 · Valk Manufacturing

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Drills-stationary
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: Valk Manufacturing
Location: 66 East Main Street, NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17072
NAICS: 333120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was drilling bolt holes to fit the scrape blade on a snow plow. As the employee attempted to clear a metal shaving out from behind the bit, the employee's sleeve was caught and was pulled into the drill chuck, suffering a broken forearm. The drill chuck was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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