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• ACCIDENT OCCURS AT HAINES & KIBBLEHOUSE INC. S CORPORATE FACILITY |
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Skippack, PA – An equipment maintenance-related accident occurred at Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc.’s (H&K, Inc.’s) corporate office complex in Skippack, PA. One H&K, Inc. employee was injured in this accident.
Today, at approximately 11:30 AM, a male employee was injured in a flash fire while performing maintenance on a milling machine. Skippack Township firefighters and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to the scene within minutes, stabilized the condition of the injured employee, and subsequently transported him to Lehigh Valley Hospital by medevac helicopter.
Details on the current medical condition of the injured employee and cause of this flash fire are not available at this time. The company is able to report that no facility or associated damage occurred as a result of this incident.
The industrial-type accident is currently under investigation by both H&K, Inc.’s internal Safety and Risk Management Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA.
H&K, Inc. is the parent corporation of The H&K Group and The H&K Group Family of Companies. The H&K Group provides site contracting and construction services, construction materials including crushed stone, asphalt and ready-mix concrete, and associated architectural stone and manufactured hardscape and retaining wall products and services through 85 operations in four states including eastern PA, NJ, MD and DE. Further information on H&K, Inc. or The H&K Group Family of Companies may be found on the company’s website at www.hkgroup.com.
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