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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2021043141 · 4/14/2021 · Western Berks Landfill

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head, unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source
Bulldozers

Employer

Name
Western Berks Landfill
Location
455 Poplar Neck Road, BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, 19508
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving debris with a bulldozer. A metal bar flew up and came through the bulldozer's right-side window, lacerating the employee's head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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