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Mauser USA, LLC

Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mauser USA, LLC in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Mauser USA, LLC Report ID 2017054063
Address 7 MacFadden Rd City, State ZIP EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18045
Event Date May 4, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified Source of Injury Containers, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322219 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -75.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee sustained a back injury while pulling 11-pound containers off a conveyor belt and stacking them. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2017, a worker at Mauser USA, LLC in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified, with containers, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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