Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Weis Markets, Incorporated, 1204 Millersburg Pike, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17603
on — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to feed meat through a meat grinder when it injured the employee's right-hand muscle and ligament. The machine was running at the time.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedMeat grinders
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