RICHLANDTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Simmons Feed Ingredients
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Simmons Feed Ingredients, 787 California Road, RICHLANDTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18955 on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee operating a forklift stepped off the forklift before it was completely stopped. Their left foot was caught between the forklift and a cement curb resulting in several broken toes.
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Simmons Feed Ingredients
An employee was lifting an auger out of a metal cylindrical screen to clean meat residue off the auger when it slipped from his hand. The fourth finger on his left hand was then pinched between the auger he was lifting and the screen that was resting on the floor, resulting in a distal fingertip amputation.
RICHLANDTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Simmons Feed Ingredients
An employee was dismounting a stand-up forklift, lost his balance, and tripped catching his ankle between the forklift and a rack. The employee sustained two broken bones in his ankle and a laceration requiring stiches.
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