Fractures

Name: Fractures at JBS Souderton, Inc.
Start: 12/29/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211211136 · 12/29/2021 · JBS Souderton, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: JBS Souderton, Inc.
Location: 249 Allentown Road, SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18964
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a plastic bag from inside a piece of equipment. A small serpentine belt inside of the unit activated, pulling her sleeve and right arm into the machine. The employee sustained a fracture and a laceration to her lower right arm.

Source

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