Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Cuts, lacerations — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc. | Report ID | 2021043367 |
| Address | 2120 Fairmont Avenue | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19612 |
| Event Date | April 22, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Overhead hoists, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.36000, -75.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving three tooling plates to a cleaning area with a magnetic hoist. The plates bumped into the cleaning station and one of them was jarred loose. It fell and struck the employee's left leg, lacerating it.
Incident Summary
On April 22, 2021, a worker at Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc. in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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