York Building Products

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at York Building Products in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer York Building Products Report ID 2023054767
Address 915 Loucks Mill Road City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17402
Event Date May 30, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327331 Inspection # 1674993
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -76.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a two-inch solid block that had fallen over during transport from the kiln to the loader/unloader. The employee lost their balance and their left hand was caught in the transfer track, resulting in fractures to the fingers and hand.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2023, a worker at York Building Products in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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