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Polyguard Products

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — ENNIS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Polyguard Products in ENNIS, TEXAS
Employer Polyguard Products Report ID 2015052836
Address 3801 S. I-45 City, State ZIP ENNIS, TEXAS 75119
Event Date May 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 324122 Inspection # 1064915
GPS Coordinates 32.36000, -96.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee operating the roll machine inadvertently put his hand in the roller, which rolled him into the machine and broke his left arm, ribs, and hand.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2015, a worker at Polyguard Products in ENNIS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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