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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017043505 · 4/19/2017 · International Timber & Veneer Lc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
International Timber & Veneer Lc
Location
75 McQuiston Drive, JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 16133
NAICS
321211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were working between two walls of a machine, troubleshooting the vacuum system. One of the employee's ankles was pinned between moving parts when the machine started resulting in hospitalization for surgery on a broken ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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