Hanover Foods Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — CLAYTON, DELAWARE
| Employer | Hanover Foods Corporation | Report ID | 2016076030 |
| Address | on the farm across the street from their processing plant at:, 7000 Millington Road | City, State ZIP | CLAYTON, DELAWARE 19938 |
| Event Date | July 6, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple leg locations, unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Combines |
| Secondary Source | Power washers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | 1162269 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.26000, -75.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was power washing an idling pea picker (combine) when a leading length of power wash hose was caught and began wrapping around the picking head of the combine. A length of the power wash hose dragged on the ground as the leading length uncontrollably wrapped, roping around the employee's right leg from behind and pulling the employee foot-first into the picking head. The employee's right leg was forcefully pulled into the combine up to the knee, causing multiple fractures and lacerations.
Incident Summary
On July 6, 2016, a worker at Hanover Foods Corporation in CLAYTON, DELAWARE suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple leg locations, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with combines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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