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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024076412 · 7/15/2024 · HP Hood LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors roller, wheel
Secondary source
Shoes, socks, footwear

Employer

Name
HP Hood LLC
Location
5140 Ag Park Drive West, BATAVIA, NEW YORK, 14020
NAICS
311511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee climbed on top of a roller conveyor to visually assess a suspected fractured pallet that was being conveyed to the finished products warehouse. The employee's safety toecap of his boot got caught in a 4-inch-wide gap separating sections of the conveyor rollers, causing him to twist his leg and fall. The employee suffered a fractured femur and finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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