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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022010748 · 1/25/2022 · Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and trunk
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Hoses
Secondary source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania
Location
60 East Main Street, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17540
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee disconnected the cam lock for a forming machine air line. The high-pressure hose struck the employee on the right side of the head. The employee suffered five broken left-side ribs, a fracture and laceration at the right temple, and a second laceration to the head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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