Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, 5123 Victory Blvd, COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 16314
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee's right arm got caught in a conveyor belt system while the employee tried to remove a piece of glass that was stuck on the conveyor belt. The employee's right arm contacted a rotary pulley, causing a laceration to the bicep area. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
HospitalizedUpper arm(s)Conveyors-belt
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