M-D Building Products-Loxcreen Co dba M-D Plastics

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — BROOKLET, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at M-D Building Products-Loxcreen Co dba M-D Plastics in 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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