H.M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | H.M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. | Report ID | 2020010393 |
| Address | 33 Glenola Drive | City, State ZIP | LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA 17540 |
| Event Date | January 14, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Pelvis |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321214 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.08000, -76.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A roof truss had stopped moving at the location where the finished trusses come out of the building and go into the finish press. An employee went into the approximately 2-foot wide gap between the wall and the finish press to push the truss into the press. The press engaged, and the truss hit the employee. The employee sustained a hair-line fracture of the pelvis, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On January 14, 2020, a worker at H.M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. in LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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