KEYSTONE POTATO PRODUCTS LLC
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment - Fractures and burns - HEGINS, Pennsylvania
| Employer | KEYSTONE POTATO PRODUCTS LLC |
| Address | 2317 SHERMANS MOUNTAIN RD. |
| City, State ZIP | HEGINS, Pennsylvania 17938 |
| Report ID | 2015010691 |
| Event Date | January 22, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and burns |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 |
| Inspection # | 1030527 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.65000, -76.49000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on the line when he placed his left hand into the moving and high-temperature components of the dehydrator drum. He broke several bones in his hand and the skin was de-gloved. He suffered burns.
Incident Summary
On January 22, 2015, a worker at KEYSTONE POTATO PRODUCTS LLC in HEGINS, Pennsylvania suffered fractures and burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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