Woodcraft Industries, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Woodcraft Industries, Inc. |
| Address | 62 Grant Road |
| City, State ZIP | GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania 16125 |
| Report ID | 2015097007 |
| Event Date | September 23, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Wood, lumber, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Stacking machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321912 |
| Inspection # | 1095819 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.35000, -80.41000 |
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Incident Narrative
An automatic stacker machine became jammed with wood boards. An employee hit the boards with a hammer from underneath to loosen them up and unjam the machine. The boards became unjammed and spilled out of the machine onto the employee's leg. The employee suffered a broken left leg that required hospitalization for surgery.
Incident Summary
On September 23, 2015, a worker at Woodcraft Industries, Inc. in GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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