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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019021191 · 2/1/2019 · Conwed Plastics, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Conwed Plastics, LLC
Location
1755 OLYMPIC DRIVE, ATHENS, GEORGIA, 30601
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 1, 2019, at approximately 4:45 a.m., an employee was feeding sheet plastic into an extruder-winder when his arm became caught in the machine. He sustained a fractured right arm requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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