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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023054395 · 5/17/2023 · Qualex Manufacturing, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Hoses
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Qualex Manufacturing, LLC
Location
221 Sunset Blvd, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17202
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was opening a valve to allow gas to empty into a manifold system when the line blew off. The employee was struck by the barbed hose from a tank, resulting in a laceration on the left side of the head between the left eye and ear as well as a neck fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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