Allen Harim Foods ,LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Crushing injuries - HARBESON, Delaware

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Allen Harim Foods ,LLC in HARBESON, Delaware
Employer Allen Harim Foods ,LLC
Address 18752 Harbeson Road
City, State ZIP HARBESON, Delaware 19951
Report ID 2016043483
Event Date April 26, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615
Inspection # 1145038
GPS Coordinates 38.72002, -75.28803

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Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was changing out a roll of plastic film on the overwrap machine when his right forearm was caught and crushed between the rollers.

Incident Summary

On April 26, 2016, a worker at Allen Harim Foods ,LLC in HARBESON, Delaware suffered crushing injuries to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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