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Fractures and dislocations

1 hospitalization · 2017065256 · 6/8/2017 · TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Machine platforms
Secondary source
Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting

Employer

Name
TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
Location
100 Belver Ave, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking around a machine and stepping up and down to various positions to thread sheet film through the machine. He held the edge of the sheet film with one hand and stepped down to the floor from a 20-inch-high platform, resulting in tension on the film. While one of his feet was on the platform and the other foot was approaching the floor, the film in his right hand tore from the sheet. He lost his balance and fell to the floor. As he tried to break his fall, he broke his right arm and dislocated his right wrist when he hit the floor.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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