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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018011011 · 1/31/2018 · TotalRecycle, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
TotalRecycle, Inc.
Location
1270 Lincoln Road, BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, 19508
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 31, 2018, an employee was caught between two bales when a forklift operator tried to pick up a bale, which slid into the one behind it. He was hospitalized with broken clavicles.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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