First Quality Tissue, LLC
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | First Quality Tissue, LLC | Report ID | 2019076914 |
| Address | 904 Woods Ave | City, State ZIP | LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA 17745 |
| Event Date | July 9, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Knee(s) and leg(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Pumps |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.12000, -77.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A forklift operator and two spotters were removing a 600-pound pump from a paper machine's virgin pulper. The pump was being lifted by nylon straps, attached to the tines of the forklift, when it became stuck on a pipe flange. The pump disengaged from the housing and started to swing, striking one of the spotters twice in the right leg. The employee received a laceration to the right thigh and another to the right knee, and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 9, 2019, a worker at First Quality Tissue, LLC in LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the knee(s) and leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with pumps identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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