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Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — BLAWNOX, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company in BLAWNOX, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company Report ID 2018077504
Address 4th Street and Riverside Court City, State ZIP BLAWNOX, PENNSYLVANIA 15238
Event Date July 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 532412 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.48000, -79.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a pin from a set of tracks using a hydraulic ram. The ram shifted and struck the employee in the abdomen, causing internal bleeding. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2018, a worker at Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company in BLAWNOX, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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