Borgers Ohio, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — 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.
Context
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