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Alpha Broder Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Fractures — LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Alpha Broder Company in LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Alpha Broder Company Report ID 2016099082
Address 600 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA 17339
Event Date September 26, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.18000, -76.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing in front of a pallet of product to place it in the bin when a coworker on a turret truck ran into the pallet, jolting the employee's foot between the pallet slats. He suffered a broken right ankle.

Incident Summary

On September 26, 2016, a worker at Alpha Broder Company in LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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