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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025043482 · 4/14/2025 · Polymerics Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Polymerics Inc.
Location
2828 Second Street, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, 44221
NAICS
325212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 14, 2025, an employee was adding material into a mixer for rubber manufacturing. The employee was removing a piece of rubber under the door of the machine when the machine was started. The employee's left hand was shut in the door and they were hospitalized with a fractured hand. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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