An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss — NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
| Employer | An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Inc. | Report ID | 2025032221 |
| Address | 900 Niagara Falls Blvd | City, State ZIP | NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14120 |
| Event Date | March 8, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.05000, -78.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stringing roving through the machine using polyester cord strapping. He was using his left hand to keep tension on the strapping as it fed through the tensioner. The strapping wrapped around his right thumb and pulled his hand into the tensioner. The strapping removed skin and flesh to the bone from just above the knuckle to the thumb tip. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 8, 2025, a worker at An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Inc. in NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK suffered avulsions, enucleations without bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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