Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes LLC, 246 Sand Hill Road, SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 17870
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a router. When he bent over to look at the router, his hair was caught in the router. The router pulled him in, and his face slammed into an angle iron frame. He suffered head trauma and face lacerations, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was hospitalized with a severe injury after falling approximately seven feet from a catwalk to the ground below. The employee was walking from a stationary catwalk to a mobile catwalk at the time of the incident.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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