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Penn Line Service Inc

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Penn Line Service Inc in MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Penn Line Service Inc Report ID 2016099133
Address PA Turnpike, 254 Mile Post Eastbound City, State ZIP MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17057
Event Date September 27, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Logs
Secondary Source Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.20000, -76.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a tree log with a remote mechanical grapple when the log came loose and rolled onto his left lower leg. He was hospitalized for a leg fracture.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2016, a worker at Penn Line Service Inc in MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with logs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.

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