405 Plastics & Distribution Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at 405 Plastics & Distribution Inc in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Employer 405 Plastics & Distribution Inc Report ID 2022087351
Address 3201 North Santa Fe Avenue City, State ZIP OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73118
Event Date August 18, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326160 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.50000, -97.51000

Incident Narrative

On 8/18/2022, at around 8:15 AM, an employee was clearing plastic from the trimmer of a 4-head blow molding machine when the machine started and the employee's left arm was pinched by the trimmer. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2022, a worker at 405 Plastics & Distribution Inc in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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