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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018076681 · 7/3/2018 · Simona America Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Simona America Inc
Location
101 Power Boulevard, ARCHBALD, PENNSYLVANIA, 18403
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing between a sheet stacker and a conveyor. The employee hit the switch for the stacker to drop a sheet, which caused the suction head to retract. This resulted in the employee becoming pinned between the suction head and the conveyor chassis. The employee suffered fractured ribs and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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