Tigerpoly Manufacturing, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Fractures - GROVE CITY, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tigerpoly Manufacturing, Inc. in GROVE CITY, Ohio
Employer Tigerpoly Manufacturing, Inc.
Address 6231 Enterprise Parkway
City, State ZIP GROVE CITY, Ohio 43123
Report ID 2021010700
Event Date January 26, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199
Inspection # 1512829
GPS Coordinates 39.83384, -83.08916

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a rubber blow machine. The employee was clearing excess rubber at the top of the machine when it started. Its hydraulic piston struck the employee's right hand, causing three fractures.

Incident Summary

On January 26, 2021, a worker at Tigerpoly Manufacturing, Inc. in GROVE CITY, Ohio suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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