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UNIVERSAL PLASTICS GROUP INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNIVERSAL PLASTICS GROUP INC. in HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer UNIVERSAL PLASTICS GROUP INC. Report ID 2022109299
Address 75 WHITING FARMS RD. City, State ZIP HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS 01040
Event Date October 24, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1630240
GPS Coordinates 42.18000, -72.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulled into a routing machine and suffered a skull fracture.

Incident Summary

On October 24, 2022, a worker at UNIVERSAL PLASTICS GROUP INC. in HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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