JOE JURGIELEWICZ & SON LTD.
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - HAMBURG, Pennsylvania
| Employer | JOE JURGIELEWICZ & SON LTD. |
| Address | 189 CHEESE LANE |
| City, State ZIP | HAMBURG, Pennsylvania 19526 |
| Report ID | 2019021904 |
| Event Date | February 20, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Metal pipes, tubing |
| Secondary Source | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424440 |
| Inspection # | 1381822 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.52000, -76.02000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a metal pipe with 1/2-inch tines to scrape the feathers off the side of a dryer. The force of the spinning dryer caught the pipe, which impaled the employee in the upper chest and passed through his shoulder. The force then pulled out the pipe and knocked off the lid of the dryer, sending the employee to the floor. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On February 20, 2019, a worker at JOE JURGIELEWICZ & SON LTD. in HAMBURG, Pennsylvania suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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