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Syntegon Packaging Technology, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Syntegon Packaging Technology, LLC in NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN
Employer Syntegon Packaging Technology, LLC Report ID 2020087798
Address 869 South Knowles Avenue City, State ZIP NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN 54017
Event Date August 18, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333993 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.11000, -92.53000

Incident Narrative

On August 18, 2020, an employee was adjusting the timing on a tray forming machine. The employee's left hand was caught between a counterweight and a stationary support for the machine; two bones in the hand were broken and the employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2020, a worker at Syntegon Packaging Technology, LLC in NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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