International Timber & Veneer Lc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at International Timber & Veneer Lc in JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer International Timber & Veneer Lc Report ID 2017043505
Address 75 McQuiston Drive City, State ZIP JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA 16133
Event Date April 19, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321211 Inspection # 1227019
GPS Coordinates 41.26000, -80.16000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were working between two walls of a machine, troubleshooting the vacuum system. One of the employee's ankles was pinned between moving parts when the machine started resulting in hospitalization for surgery on a broken ankle.

Incident Summary

On April 19, 2017, a worker at International Timber & Veneer Lc in JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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