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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2021043367 · 4/22/2021 · Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc.
Location
2120 Fairmont Avenue, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19612
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving three tooling plates to a cleaning area with a magnetic hoist. The plates bumped into the cleaning station and one of them was jarred loose. It fell and struck the employee's left leg, lacerating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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