Giorgi Mushroom Company
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Giorgi Mushroom Company | Report ID | 2025043100 |
| Address | 1161 Park Rd | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19605 |
| Event Date | April 2, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Body Part | Multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact | Source of Injury | Catwalks |
| Secondary Source | Machinery unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 111411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.43000, -75.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking along the catwalk while filling a mushroom growing room and monitoring the operation of the net puller. The employee observed a sideboard of the mushroom growing bed moving at the front of the room and proceeded to investigate. While approaching the area, the employee slipped on compost and instinctively reached out to stabilize himself by grabbing onto the bed frame supporting the net puller. The employee's right hand and arm became entangled in moving ropes in the net puller, resulting in arm and wrist fractures and a hand laceration.
Incident Summary
On April 2, 2025, a worker at Giorgi Mushroom Company in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact, with catwalks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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