KING PLASTIC CORPORATION

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — NORTH PORT, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KING PLASTIC CORPORATION in NORTH PORT, Florida
Employer KING PLASTIC CORPORATION
Address 1100 N. TOLEDO BLADE BLVD.
City, State ZIP NORTH PORT, Florida 34286
Report ID 2023098324
Event Date September 8, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Industry (NAICS) 326113
Inspection # 1696878
GPS Coordinates 27.07574, -82.15544

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Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting a grinder machine and lifted the rotor feed up by pumping the hydraulic pump. The rotor feed came down, crushing the employee's right arm and biceps. The employee sustained a broken right arm as well as lacerations around the arm and triceps that required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2023, a worker at KING PLASTIC CORPORATION in NORTH PORT, Florida suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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