Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Philadelphia Macaroni Company, 1801 North 36th Street, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58203
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the hydraulics on a macaroni press. The machine started and crushed the employee's arm and hand, breaking two bones. The machine was not locked out at the time.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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