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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020065707 · 6/18/2020 · Emporium Hardwoods Operating Company, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Emporium Hardwoods Operating Company, LLC
Location
15970 Route 120, EMPORIUM, PENNSYLVANIA, 15834
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to clean up around a conveyor belt area. Another employee turned the conveyor on so it could move and clear some material. The employee attempted to remove a large piece of bark under the conveyor. His left arm was caught in the moving parts under the conveyor. He was hospitalized with a broken left arm and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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