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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020021444 · 2/13/2020 · Kunzler & Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Kunzler & Company, Inc.
Location
652 Manor Street, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17604
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was watching hotdogs on a packing machine to be sure they were straight. The employee was straightening them out when a block came down and struck the employee's right little finger, causing three fractures. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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