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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021612 · 2/18/2017 · EAST PENN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
EAST PENN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Location
8742 Contton Hill Road, ALBURTIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 18011
NAICS
335911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stack truck to move a pallet of materials from the racks. When he backed up the truck to reposition it, his arm became jammed between the truck and a pallet of materials on the racking behind him. His arm broke.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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