Nardone Brothers Baking Co. Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Nardone Brothers Baking Co. Inc. | Report ID | 20171211463 |
| Address | 420 New Commerce Blvd | City, State ZIP | HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 18706 |
| Event Date | December 2, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Secondary Source | Clothing, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1282024 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.20000, -75.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a belt conveyor with a pressure washer when his smock was caught on a rotating shaft in the conveyor. As he tried to free his smock, his hand was caught and injured in a sprocket, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On December 2, 2017, a worker at Nardone Brothers Baking Co. Inc. in HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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