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LeMaster Group LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TONAWANDA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LeMaster Group LLC in TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
Employer LeMaster Group LLC Report ID 2019088008
Address 99 Wales Avenue City, State ZIP TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14150
Event Date August 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Pelvic region, unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Secondary Source Clothing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321920 Inspection # 1421135
GPS Coordinates 43.01000, -78.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee had entered the auto stacker area to straighten wood when his clothing became entangled in a rotating shaft. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvic injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2019, a worker at LeMaster Group LLC in TONAWANDA, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the pelvic region, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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