TEKNI-PLEX, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | TEKNI-PLEX, INC. | Report ID | 2018054402 |
| Address | 252 Hosea Rd. | City, State ZIP | LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 |
| Event Date | May 7, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.96000, -83.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was observing a machine that was not advancing a plastic sheet correctly and jamming as a result. The employee was checking the tension of the drive belt by depressing the belt with his fingers when the machine unexpectedly advanced the sheet, causing the drive belt to move. When the drive belt moved, the employee's left index finger was caught between the belt and pulley. The employee's left index finger broke at the knuckle near the hand (proximal phalanx) and was lacerated in the same location, damaging the top tendon.
Incident Summary
On May 7, 2018, a worker at TEKNI-PLEX, INC. in LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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