Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Name: Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC
Start: 10/6/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109440 · 10/6/2016 · Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC
Location: 100 S. Fabpro Way, KINGMAN, KANSAS, 67068
NAICS: 314991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing dies when a metal guard flipped down, causing the insulator on the energized 240V (die heating element) heater wires to break. The employee suffered an electrical shock to his shoulder, lost consciousness, and then collapsed forward, hitting his head on a metal track.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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