Summit Aerospace USA Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and dislocations — POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Summit Aerospace USA Inc in POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Summit Aerospace USA Inc Report ID 2023064962
Address 137 Market Way City, State ZIP POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA 18346
Event Date June 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Milling machines
Industry (NAICS) 336412 Inspection # 1675647
GPS Coordinates 41.12000, -75.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee entered a milling machine to diagnose a problem with an airline leak when the machine actuated and pinned the employee between the door and the milling table. The employee sustained a left hip dislocation that required surgery, a left arm fracture, and multiple lacerations and bruises along the left side of the body.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2023, a worker at Summit Aerospace USA Inc in POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures and dislocations to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with milling machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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