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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2022065340 · 6/19/2022 · Myers Industries Elkhart Plastics

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
Myers Industries Elkhart Plastics
Location
8257 Blakeland Drive, LITTLETON, COLORADO, 80125
NAICS
326191
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A 120-pound piece of molded plastic fell from a molding machine and struck an employee's thumb. The employee was hospitalized with a thumb injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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