Hanover Foods Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Hanover Foods Corporation | Report ID | 2021098143 |
| Address | 1550 York Street | City, State ZIP | HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331 |
| Event Date | September 21, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.81000, -76.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working at a filling line, filling a can with potatoes. A piece of equipment caught the employee's shirt and pulled the employee's right arm into the machine. The arm was broken.
Incident Summary
On September 21, 2021, a worker at Hanover Foods Corporation in HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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