MERCERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA—
Herbruck's Poultry Ranch
Struck by object tipping over · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Herbruck's Poultry Ranch, 8069 Corner Road, MERCERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17236 on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the end feed conveyor for a sealing machine when she slipped and the conveyor belt tipped over onto her, resulting in fractures to her clavicle and ribs, as well as internal injuries.
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