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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024087276 · 8/8/2024 · Orafol Americas Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Winders, unwinders
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Orafol Americas Inc.
Location
120 Darling Drive, AVON, CONNECTICUT, 06001
NAICS
326130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running acrylic film through an automated winding machine which wraps film around a cardboard cylinder core. He noticed that the film had slipped off the winder. He went to the front of the machine to re-attach the film to the winder spool. His fingers got caught between the film and the spool and his left arm was pulled up by the winder spool. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left forearm. Another employee injured their shoulder when pulling the first injured employee out of the machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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