Multi-Plastics Extrusions, Incorporated
Struck against object or equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Multi-Plastics Extrusions, Incorporated | Report ID | 2017054742 |
| Address | 600 Dietrich Avenue | City, State ZIP | HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18201 |
| Event Date | May 25, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck against object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326113 | Inspection # | 1236015 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.93000, -75.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a large screwdriver to clean hot plastic from the stationary cutting head of an operating repellitizer when the employee's right hand slipped and struck the cutting head blades, severing two tendons and lacerating the hand.
Incident Summary
On May 25, 2017, a worker at Multi-Plastics Extrusions, Incorporated in HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against object or equipment, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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