Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hanover Foods Corporation, 6812 York Rd, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a pretzel machine when his right hand got caught in the moving machinery, resulting in a crush injury.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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