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Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — DELMONT, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc. in DELMONT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc. Report ID 2023065380
Address 201 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP DELMONT, PENNSYLVANIA 15626
Event Date June 18, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower extremities, unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.42000, -79.57000

Incident Narrative

Employees were transferring a finished sheet of plastic to a material table using a gantry crane with a vacuum lift attachment. Once it was on the table, the employees unhooked the vacuum lift attachment from the gantry crane hook and placed the attachment on the table. The employees then began to move the gantry crane hook when it caught the attachment and caused it to tip over. As the injured employee went to stop it from tipping, the equipment pushed the employee back, causing him to roll his ankle and sustain a leg fracture.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2023, a worker at Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc. in DELMONT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower extremities, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with hoisting accessories, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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