Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Heritage Metalworks, LLC., 400 Locust Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the multiple head locations.
Final narrative
An employee was about to install a fence and use a core drill. As the employee was working, his hair became stuck in the drill and he suffered an avulsion of the skin from his scalp and both ears and required surgery.
HospitalizedMultiple head locationsDrills-stationary
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