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Laurel Valley Farms

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Laurel Valley Farms in LANDENBERG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Laurel Valley Farms Report ID 2023065331
Address 705 Penn Green Road City, State ZIP LANDENBERG, PENNSYLVANIA 19350
Event Date June 16, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 325314 Inspection # 1677862
GPS Coordinates 39.80000, -75.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning inside a box at the top of a conveyor belt when the machine was started. The employee sustained fractures to their foot and back requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2023, a worker at Laurel Valley Farms in LANDENBERG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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