Fractures

Name: Fractures at Bekaert Corporation
Start: 8/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087399 · 8/14/2023 · Bekaert Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Bekaert Corporation
Location: 101 Stevens Lane, EXETER, PENNSYLVANIA, 18643
NAICS: 331222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A machine operator was loading a spool of wire into a machine. The spool became stuck. When he pulled on it, the spool came loose from the hoist and fractured his thumb.

Source

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