Altium Packaging-Columbus
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — COLUMBUS, OHIO
| Employer | Altium Packaging-Columbus | Report ID | 2024076797 |
| Address | 1917 Joyce Avenue | City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, OHIO 43219 |
| Event Date | July 26, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326160 | Inspection # | 1766230 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.00000, -82.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam from the blow mold machine because bottles were stuck between the blow mold machine and the cooling bed. The employee stopped the cooling bed and used a resin rod that was approximately 24 inches long to knock the bottles down to the floor. As they reached for the bottles, the swing arms that grab the bottles from the blow mold machine and lay them on the cooling bed activated and struck the employee. The employee sustained a severe laceration to their left forearm.
Incident Summary
On July 26, 2024, a worker at Altium Packaging-Columbus in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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