Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Saputo USA - Friendship, 6701 County Road 20, FRIENDSHIP, NEW YORK 14739
on — Fractures , affecting the Nose and mouth.
Final narrative
An employee started the clean-in-place (CIP) cleaning cycle on a filler machine. They noticed there was no pre-rinse water flowing to the filler return tub. Upon troubleshooting the issue, the employee ascended a mobile platform (48 inches high) so they could access an end cap which was tri-clamped to a 2 stainless steel line. As they loosened the clamp, pressure in the line caused the end cap to blow off. The 2 stainless pipe struck the employee's face and caused them to fall off the platform. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured nose and top jaw, two black eyes, and a swollen face.
Hospitalized Nose and mouth Scaffolds, staging unspecified
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