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Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Fractures — SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC in SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Report ID 2025010964
Address 228 South Main Street City, State ZIP SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 17362
Event Date January 30, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Paper production machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.87000, -76.86000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was assisting another employee with a wheel turn up (changing papers) on a paper machine. The paper sheet was not following the new spool. The employees were using a 5-foot wooden pole to tuck. The pole hit a nip point, causing the end of the pole to whip and strike the injured employee's left hand. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their hand.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2025, a worker at Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC in SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with paper production machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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