Trelleborg Wheel Systems
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — RED LION, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Trelleborg Wheel Systems | Report ID | 2015010413 |
| Address | 207 Redco Avenue | City, State ZIP | RED LION, PENNSYLVANIA 17356 |
| Event Date | January 13, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Other special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326211 | Inspection # | 1028447 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.90000, -76.60000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On or about January 13, 2015, at about 8:05 p.m., a temporary worker was hospitalized for a compound fracture. His arm got caught in and crushed by the rubber bucket mill rollers after his sleeve became caught in the machinery. He has had surgery for the injuries sustained. He was employed by Aerotek, Inc. and placed at the Trelleborg Wheel Systems dba Maine Industrial Tire LLC Red Lion worksite.
Incident Summary
On January 13, 2015, a worker at Trelleborg Wheel Systems in RED LION, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with other special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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