Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Perdue AgriBusiness LLC, 1897 Riverwood, MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA 17547
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was watching the flow of product in a meal load sampler. The automatic sampler in the machine struck the employee's left arm, causing a break that required hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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