An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss — NORTH TONAWANDA, New York

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Inc. in NORTH TONAWANDA, New York
Employer An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Inc.
Address 900 Niagara Falls Blvd
City, State ZIP NORTH TONAWANDA, New York 14120
Report ID 2025032221
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
GPS Coordinates 43.05712, -78.84523

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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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