Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, LLC
Start: 1/8/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010207 · 1/8/2017 · Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, LLC
Location: 18746 Mill Street, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16335
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An extrusion machine became backed up. Employees dissipated the energy and were going to remove the machine's die plate when a pressure buildup caused the plate to blow off and strike an employee in the right arm. He fell onto his left side, fracturing three ribs and separating his right shoulder.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown