Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Martin's Potato Chips Inc
Start: 8/11/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087320 · 8/11/2023 · Martin's Potato Chips Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Martin's Potato Chips Inc
Location: 5847 W Lincoln Highway, THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17364
NAICS: 424990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift with a hopper attached. The chain that holds the hopper in place was stuck between the forklift prongs. The employee was working to free the chain when the forklift forks fell on their left forearm causing a severe laceration.

Source

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