Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Name: Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Sharps Road Peat Moss, Inc.
Start: 8/2/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019087926 · 8/2/2019 · Sharps Road Peat Moss, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: Sharps Road Peat Moss, Inc.
Location: 119 Sharps Road, AVONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19311
NAICS: 111411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had climbed a ladder to diagnose a jammed conveyor belt. An industrial ceiling fan's rotating blades struck his head, causing contusions and cuts. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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