Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation | Report ID | 2023076646 |
| Address | 701 Daniel Webster Hwy | City, State ZIP | MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03054 |
| Event Date | July 24, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313320 | Inspection # | 1686114 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.85000, -71.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning debris from a machine when their left hand was caught in the in-going nip point. The employee sustained fractures and a crush injury to fingers of the left hand.
Incident Summary
On July 24, 2023, a worker at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation in MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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