TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA·2020-05-30

JELD-WEN, Incorporated

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at JELD-WEN, Incorporated, 825 Shiner Road, TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA 18848 on 2020-05-30, Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).

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Final narrative

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.

Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board

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