Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers

NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on October 22, 2017, an employee was removing a plastic lid that was jammed in a conveyor and pinched his right hand's middle finger in a nip point between the conveyor and a chute. The employee amputated the tip of his finger. Hospitalization was not required.

NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was cutting plastic pieces for a work order on a SCM Group panel saw. The employee went to blow off the saw blade with an air wand, while it was in operation, when the back of the his right hand was cut by the saw blade. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the back of the right hand. Further investigation revealed that the saw was missing pieces of the sectional safety curtain, which attributed to the cause of the incident.

NarrativeAt 12:00 a.m. on February 3, 2017, two workers were leaning the baler machine in order to remove it from the production area using a forklift. Employee 1 tried to remove plastic pallets from in front of the baler while the baler machine was leaning forward. The baler swung striking Employee #1 against the plastic pallets. Employee #1 sustained a forearm laceration and a head concussion.