Franklin Industries
Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Franklin Industries | Report ID | 2024098750 |
| Address | 645 Atlantic Avenue | City, State ZIP | FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA 16323 |
| Event Date | September 19, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Body Part | Nose, nasal cavity |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333249 | Inspection # | 1779314 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.40000, -79.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was behind an upright shield guard. He was raking 12-foot-long U-channel bars into a pile as they were kicked off a gauge table. In between kickoffs, the employee stepped to the side to approach the pile. The next set of bars were contacted by the kickers at the same time the gauge came down on the bars. This caused a bar to fly toward the employee instead of falling. The employee was struck on the bridge of the nose, resulting in a laceration and a fracture requiring surgery. A guard was in place at the time.
Incident Summary
On September 19, 2024, a worker at Franklin Industries in FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the nose, nasal cavity. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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