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Severn Trash Services

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Severn Trash Services in DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Severn Trash Services Report ID 2015097137
Address 550 Brandywine Ave. City, State ZIP DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19335
Event Date September 27, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.99000, -75.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized due to leg injuries from being caught in a conveyor belt.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2015, a worker at Severn Trash Services in DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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