McClarin Plastics, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | McClarin Plastics, LLC | Report ID | 2018077642 |
| Address | 15 Industrial Drive, P.O. Box 486 | City, State ZIP | HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331 |
| Event Date | July 27, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Dies, molds, patterns |
| Secondary Source | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.82000, -76.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was placing a weighted mold onto a molding machine when the mold became stuck on a bolt. As the employee attempted to push the mold off the bolt, it crushed and lacerated the employee's left middle finger.
Incident Summary
On July 27, 2018, a worker at McClarin Plastics, LLC in HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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