R. M. Palmer Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | R. M. Palmer Company | Report ID | 2019010913 |
| Address | 800 Van Reed Rd | City, State ZIP | WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA 19610 |
| Event Date | January 25, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311351 | Inspection # | 1375267 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.34000, -75.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the rollers of a conveyor belt when their arm became caught in the rollers and sustained open fractures of the radius and ulna bones in the left forearm.
Incident Summary
On January 25, 2019, a worker at R. M. Palmer Company in WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). 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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