Fractures

Name: Fractures at East Penn Manufacturing Co.
Start: 11/15/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021119882 · 11/15/2021 · East Penn Manufacturing Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Passenger van

Employer

Name: East Penn Manufacturing Co.
Location: 102 Deka Road, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
NAICS: 335912
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a parked van. His legs were pinned between the bumper of the van and the pallet jack. His right ankle was broken and he suffered contusions to the left lower leg/ankle. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown