Plastipak Packaging
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — KOLIN, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Plastipak Packaging | Report ID | 2017054169 |
| Address | 4101 Pardue Road | City, State ZIP | KOLIN, LOUISIANA 71360 |
| Event Date | May 8, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.36000, -92.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At 8:00 p.m., on 5/08/2017, an employee was working on a production line when he attempted to help another employee unjam a spin trimmer machine. While removing product from the machine, he came into contact with the heated knife blade, lacerating his left middle finger between the base of the hand and his first knuckle. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
Incident Summary
On May 8, 2017, a worker at Plastipak Packaging in KOLIN, LOUISIANA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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