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Accident Summary Nr: 107543.015 - Employee Is Struck By Heated Plastic Material And Sustains B

Accident Summary Nr: 107543.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1331906.015	07/20/2018		423930	Syncot Plastics, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:21 a.m. on July 14, 201i8, an employee and a coworker were clearing excess plastic from the extrusion machine. Pressure from inside the machine caused hea ted plastic to spray onto left side of the employee's body. The employee sustain ed burns to the left side of his body to include his face, arm and hip. The emp loyee was hospitalized.

Keywords: arm, burn, face, hip, plastic mfg, pressure release, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1331906.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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