Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Gerome Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Start: 8/13/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087415 · 8/13/2024 · Gerome Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Chips, pellets metal
Secondary source: Lathes

Employer

Name: Gerome Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location: 80 Laurel View Drive, SMITHFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 15478
NAICS: 332322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 13, 2024, an employee was struck in the head by a flying object when a piece broke off a lathe upon startup. The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to their head, resulting in hospitalization.

Source

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