Natures Blend Wood Products
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Natures Blend Wood Products | Report ID | 2017053947 |
| Address | 717 1st Avenue | City, State ZIP | FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA 16226 |
| Event Date | May 1, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337110 | Inspection # | 1231164 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.76000, -79.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was gathering wooden door fronts from a conveyor when the employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught in the chain and sprocket along the conveyor line resulting in a laceration to the ring finger and a broken middle finger that required surgery. The chain and sprocket on the conveyor were unguarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On May 1, 2017, a worker at Natures Blend Wood Products in FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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