Patrick Industries, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Patrick Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2023076703 |
| Address | 20 Eby Chiques Road | City, State ZIP | MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA 17552 |
| Event Date | July 25, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations | Body Part | Hand(s) and wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326130 | Inspection # | 1687855 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.10000, -76.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a machine. As they were scraping the bottom roller of the board coater, their left hand was pulled in and pinched between the underside of the plate and the bottom roller. The employee suffered a left hand degloving injury from the fingertips to their mid-wrist that involved nerve, vessel, and tendon avulsions. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2023, a worker at Patrick Industries, Inc. in MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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