TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA—
JELD-WEN, Incorporated
Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at JELD-WEN, Incorporated, 825 Shiner Road, TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA 18848 on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was swapping motor leads to change the rotation on a river well pump motor when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second-degree burns to their hands and forearms.
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TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA—
JELD-WEN, Incorporated
An employee was examining filter socks in a paint tote inside a booth. The employee noticed that a sock was displaced and floating in the tote. As the employee tried to retrieve it, it became entangled in the rotating agitator inside the tote, which then entangled the employee's left hand in the sock. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle fingertip.
TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA—
Jeld Wen Incorporated
An employee was helping to clear a jam in a second pass saw located on a coating line. The employee's right middle finger got caught in the machine's drive chain and sprocket, resulting in a laceration and amputation.
TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA—
Jeld Wen Incorporated
An employee was assisting with the installation of a press die. As the die was being put into place, the employee's thumb was crushed, resulting in an amputation.
TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA—
JELD-WEN, Incorporated
An employee was performing lubrication tasks. His left hand came into contact with a moving belt conveyor and his ring fingertip was amputated.
TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA—
JELD-WEN, Incorporated
An employee was standing near a plywood manufacturing line. A piece of MDF board came down the conveyor path and was automatically ejected, striking the employee's right leg just above the ankle and breaking his tibia and fibula.
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