Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Berk International, LLC
Start: 12/1/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221210491 · 12/1/2022 · Berk International, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Berk International, LLC
Location: 400 East 2nd Street, BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19512
NAICS: 322299
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a machine when the machine cycled while his right hand was in it. The employee's hand was caught between the machine and the shear blade inside of it, resulting in a cut to the bone on his palm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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