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Conwed Plastics, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — ATHENS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Conwed Plastics, LLC in ATHENS, GEORGIA
Employer Conwed Plastics, LLC Report ID 2019021191
Address 1755 OLYMPIC DRIVE City, State ZIP ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
Event Date February 1, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1378263
GPS Coordinates 33.99000, -83.33000

Incident Narrative

On February 1, 2019, at approximately 4:45 a.m., an employee was feeding sheet plastic into an extruder-winder when his arm became caught in the machine. He sustained a fractured right arm requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2019, a worker at Conwed Plastics, LLC in ATHENS, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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