Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ikea, 2206 S. Columbus Blvd., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19145
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was placing a piece of waste wood in the compactor and caught a wrist between the wood and the side of the compactor breaking it.
HospitalizedWrist(s)Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
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