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WEGE PRETZEL COMPANY

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WEGE PRETZEL COMPANY in HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer WEGE PRETZEL COMPANY Report ID 2018010346
Address 116 NORTH BLETTNER AVENUE City, State ZIP HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331
Event Date January 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection # 1287846
GPS Coordinates 39.79000, -76.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a dough mixer and got an arm caught in the mixer resulting in arm fractures.

Incident Summary

On January 11, 2018, a worker at WEGE PRETZEL COMPANY in HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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