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Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — KINGMAN, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC in KINGMAN, KANSAS
Employer Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC Report ID 2016109440
Address 100 S. Fabpro Way City, State ZIP KINGMAN, KANSAS 67068
Event Date October 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 314991 Inspection # 1183679
GPS Coordinates 37.64000, -98.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing dies when a metal guard flipped down, causing the insulator on the energized 240V (die heating element) heater wires to break. The employee suffered an electrical shock to his shoulder, lost consciousness, and then collapsed forward, hitting his head on a metal track.

Incident Summary

On October 6, 2016, a worker at Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC in KINGMAN, KANSAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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