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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023021873 · 2/28/2023 · Worth And Company, Incorporated

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
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Worth And Company, Incorporated
Location
2128 Blakeley Boulevard, LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18235
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shop vacuum to collect excess water on the floor generated from a core drill. The employee's sweatshirt was entangled in the rotating drill bit, resulting in a right forearm fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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