National Pipe and Plastics Inc.
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) - Fractures - ENDICOTT, New York
| Employer | National Pipe and Plastics Inc. |
| Address | 15 Mills Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | ENDICOTT, New York 13760 |
| Report ID | 2024010893 |
| Event Date | January 29, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) |
| Source of Injury | Pipes and tubes plastic, PVC, rubber |
| Secondary Source | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326122 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.09634, -76.07776 |
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Incident Narrative
A machine used to form PVC pipe began to jam up; the formed pipe began to bow. An employee cut the pipe, and a piece of it flew into another employee. That employee suffered a fractured left eye orbit, fractures to facial bones on the left side, and three fractured left-side ribs.
Incident Summary
On January 29, 2024, a worker at National Pipe and Plastics Inc. in ENDICOTT, New York suffered fractures to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged or detached object(s), with pipes and tubes plastic, pvc, rubber identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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