Urban Outfitters, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Fractures - GAP, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Urban Outfitters, Inc. in GAP, Pennsylvania
Employer Urban Outfitters, Inc.
Address 755 BRACKBILL ROAD
City, State ZIP GAP, Pennsylvania 17527
Report ID 20171010306
Event Date October 26, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 541870
Inspection # 1279817
GPS Coordinates 39.98853, -76.04087

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Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt when his right forearm became caught and fractured in the conveyor.

Incident Summary

On October 26, 2017, a worker at Urban Outfitters, Inc. in GAP, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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