Aurora Plastics, LLC.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving - Cuts, lacerations - LUNENBURG, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Aurora Plastics, LLC. in LUNENBURG, Massachusetts
Employer Aurora Plastics, LLC.
Address 140 Leominster Shirley Road
City, State ZIP LUNENBURG, Massachusetts 01462
Report ID 2023087752
Event Date August 23, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Source of Injury Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199
GPS Coordinates 42.53610, -71.70386

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on an extruder machine when a physical altercation arose with another employee. The injured employee was hospitalized for lacerations.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2023, a worker at Aurora Plastics, LLC. in LUNENBURG, Massachusetts suffered cuts, lacerations to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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