Filmtech Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Filmtech Corp. in ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania
Employer Filmtech Corp.
Address 2121 31st St. S.W.
City, State ZIP ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania 18103
Report ID 2020032154
Event Date March 5, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified
Body Part Brain
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326113
Inspection # 1468021
GPS Coordinates 40.59419, -75.52434

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Incident Narrative

An employee was threading a production line with plastic. The employee's head was caught and injured between two rollers.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2020, a worker at Filmtech Corp. in ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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