US GREENFIBER, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Fractures — WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | US GREENFIBER, LLC | Report ID | 2017065090 |
| Address | 157 Passan Drive - Building #2 | City, State ZIP | WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18702 |
| Event Date | June 5, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322299 | Inspection # | 1240080 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.30000, -75.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking between a bagger gate and bagger snout of a bagger machine operated by a coworker when the coworker cycled the bagger machine. The mechanical bagger gate then struck and crushed the employee's left leg, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On June 5, 2017, a worker at US GREENFIBER, LLC in WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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