Aurora Plastics, LLC.
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Cuts, lacerations — LUNENBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Aurora Plastics, LLC. | Report ID | 2023087752 |
| Address | 140 Leominster Shirley Road | City, State ZIP | LUNENBURG, MASSACHUSETTS 01462 |
| 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 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.53000, -71.70000 | ||
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.
Context
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