M-D Building Products-Loxcreen Co dba M-D Plastics
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — BROOKLET, GEORGIA
| Employer | M-D Building Products-Loxcreen Co dba M-D Plastics | Report ID | 2021077493 |
| Address | 3715 Brooklet Leefield Road | City, State ZIP | BROOKLET, GEORGIA 30415 |
| Event Date | July 13, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1543874 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.41000, -81.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing a bearing on a fly cutter and his left hand was caught in the point of operation when the machine cycled. The employee suffered a laceration from the dorsal side of his left forearm proximal to distal terminating at his metacarpal.
Incident Summary
On July 13, 2021, a worker at M-D Building Products-Loxcreen Co dba M-D Plastics in BROOKLET, GEORGIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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