The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, March 16th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Prescott, WI which had occured previously at General Plastic Extrusions, Inc.. A 28 year old woman working as a Packaging was injured on the job when the machine operator was entangled in winder and fractured arm
Accident Date2017-03-08
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:30 a.m. on March 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a manufacturer of plastic extrusions, was working at an extrusion machine. She was attempting to move the plastic web coming from the machine onto a rotating core of the winder. Employee #1 became entangled in the winder. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. She was admitted and treated for three fractures to her arm that required surgery.