NORPLAS INDUSTRIES INC.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Fractures - NORTHWOOD, Ohio
| Employer | NORPLAS INDUSTRIES INC. |
| Address | 7825 CAPLE BLVD. |
| City, State ZIP | NORTHWOOD, Ohio 43619 |
| Report ID | 2019010202 |
| Event Date | January 7, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336399 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.59733, -83.54365 |
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Incident Narrative
On January 7, 2019, a maintenance employee was replacing a fork on a forklift when the fork smashed his finger between the fork and the forklift. He was hospitalized with a broken right middle finger.
Incident Summary
On January 7, 2019, a worker at NORPLAS INDUSTRIES INC. in NORTHWOOD, Ohio suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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