PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA·
Horsehead Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Horsehead Corporation, 900 Delaware Avenue, PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18071 on , Cuts, lacerations, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a scraper on a moving belt conveyor when the tail pulley severely lacerated the employee's left calf muscle. The employee was hospitalized overnight.
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