Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sungrow Albion LLC, 2428 Oak Orchard Road, ALBION, NEW YORK 14411
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a tear out machine when his right arm was caught in the machine. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured arm and required surgery.
Hospitalized Arm(s) unspecified Agricultural and garden machinery unspecified
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