← OSHA severe injury reports

Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019010407 · 1/14/2019 · Gary Plastics Packaging Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Gary Plastics Packaging Corp.
Location
1340 Viele Ave., BRONX, NEW YORK, 10474
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 01/14/19, an employee was working on an injection molding machine and packing plastic parts when a piece of plastic fell to the floor. She bent down to pick it up and her scarf became caught in a grinding machine bearing, resulting in her being choked and suffering lacerations. She was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown