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Cooper Hatchery, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — VAN WERT, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cooper Hatchery, Inc. in VAN WERT, OHIO
Employer Cooper Hatchery, Inc. Report ID 2021108979
Address 6793 U.S. Route 127 N. City, State ZIP VAN WERT, OHIO 45891
Event Date October 18, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.90000, -84.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a metal rack and placing products onto it when their left hand was pinched between the rack and a post, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 18, 2021, a worker at Cooper Hatchery, Inc. in VAN WERT, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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