Fractures

Name: Fractures at Greensgrow Farms
Start: 5/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019055209 · 5/22/2019 · Greensgrow Farms

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source: Tires, except bike

Employer

Name: Greensgrow Farms
Location: Corner of Gaul and Cumberland, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19125
NAICS: 444220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 22, 2019, at 12:00 PM, while an employee was trying to remove a valve on a forklift truck tire, it exploded in his face causing two lacerations on the face and fractured left elbow. The tire was not attached to the forklift at the time.

Source

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