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York Container Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at York Container Company in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer York Container Company Report ID 2016021624
Address 138 Mount Zion Road City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17402
Event Date February 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # 1132914
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -76.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam on a machine when part of the machine struck and fractured his right femur.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2016, a worker at York Container Company in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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