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Lewistown Valley Enterprises, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lewistown Valley Enterprises, Inc. in TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lewistown Valley Enterprises, Inc. Report ID 2020065568
Address 416 Valley Road City, State ZIP TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA 18252
Event Date June 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 112330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -76.03000

Incident Narrative

On June 15, 2020, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee (temporary employee contracted to site) was reaching over a turkey gizzard processing machine when her gloved hand became trapped in the machine. The employee sustained a fractured thumb and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2020, a worker at Lewistown Valley Enterprises, Inc. in TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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