Ball Metal, Food & Aerosol Products Facility
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Ball Metal, Food & Aerosol Products Facility | Report ID | 2017032517 |
| Address | 431 Privet Rd. | City, State ZIP | HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA 19044 |
| Event Date | March 18, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Crowbars |
| Secondary Source | Machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 999999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.19000, -75.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee placed a pry bar into a flywheel of the machine. The machine started and the pry bar struck his right forearm breaking it and his wrist.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2017, a worker at Ball Metal, Food & Aerosol Products Facility in HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with crowbars identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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