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Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Avulsions, enucleations — MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation in MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation Report ID 2017065440
Address 701 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY City, State ZIP MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03054
Event Date June 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 313320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.89000, -71.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a roll change when the employee's finger was pinched between the roll and a brake bar, avulsing the skin and crushing the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2017, a worker at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation in MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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