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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2021010605 · 1/22/2021 · Northwest Hardwoods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Heel(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Northwest Hardwoods
Location
1152 National Pike, HOPWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA, 15445
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a trimming machine. The employee placed his foot on the machine in order to activate the photo eye and his pant leg got caught in the machine, causing a laceration to his right heel.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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