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Silgan Containers Manufacturing

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — NAPOLEON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Silgan Containers Manufacturing in NAPOLEON, OHIO
Employer Silgan Containers Manufacturing Report ID 2019010708
Address 12-773 State Route 110 Suite 101 City, State ZIP NAPOLEON, OHIO 43545
Event Date January 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332431 Inspection # 1373801
GPS Coordinates 41.39000, -84.10000

Incident Narrative

On January 21, 2019, at approximately 6:30 a.m., a seamer operator was attempting to remove a can end when their left arm was pinned between the pocket arm and the frame of the roto-feeder machine. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left ulna and radius.

Incident Summary

On January 21, 2019, a worker at Silgan Containers Manufacturing in NAPOLEON, OHIO suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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