Fractures

Name: Fractures at Glanbia Foods, Inc
Start: 12/13/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212791 · 12/13/2018 · Glanbia Foods, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Glanbia Foods, Inc
Location: 1216 Hwy 26, RICHFIELD, IDAHO, 83349
NAICS: 311514
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee performing a leak test of 3" pipe was struck in the head with an end cap that dislodged once pressurized air was added to the line. The employee sustained a facial fracture and a skull fracture.

Source

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