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Poly-America LP

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Poly-America LP in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Employer Poly-America LP Report ID 2017087897
Address 2000 W. Marshall Dr. City, State ZIP GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75051
Event Date August 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Resins
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.72000, -97.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was starting a plastic extrusion line when hot plastic burned his arm. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2017, a worker at Poly-America LP in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with resins identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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