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Wyrmwood Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wyrmwood Inc. in MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Wyrmwood Inc. Report ID 2022076065
Address 650 Hutztown Road City, State ZIP MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17067
Event Date July 12, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 337122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.40000, -76.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a stuck board that had shifted in a sanding machine. One of the conveyors grabbed his left hand and pulled it in. The employee's hand was broken.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2022, a worker at Wyrmwood Inc. in MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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