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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2020021892 · 2/26/2020 · Poly-America GP, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Poly-America GP, LLC
Location
2000 W. Marshall Dr., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75051
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding plastic into a plastic bag manufacturing machine. The machine pulled in her right hand, partially degloving the front and back of it. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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