Borgers Ohio, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — NORWALK, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Borgers Ohio, Inc. in NORWALK, OHIO
Employer Borgers Ohio, Inc. Report ID 2022032091
Address 400 Industrial Parkway City, State ZIP NORWALK, OHIO 44857
Event Date March 8, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336360 Inspection # 1585273
GPS Coordinates 41.26000, -82.60000

Incident Narrative

On March 8, 2022, an employee was programming a new tool within a molding cell. The employee removed the air line and the tooling closed on the employee's arm. Their arm was caught by the cutter bar within the tooling, resulting in a laceration and fractures to their arm.

Incident Summary

On March 8, 2022, a worker at Borgers Ohio, Inc. in NORWALK, OHIO suffered fractures to the arm(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.

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