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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024021486 · 2/16/2024 · Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc.
Location: 1505 Orrtanna Road, ORRTANNA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17353
NAICS: 424480
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sanitizing a conveyor belt when their left arm and hand were caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a fractured forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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