OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378086

STARPLAST USA LLC

HUMBLE, TX· 2021-08-03T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Crushed, Injected, Injection, Molding Machine, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 326199
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345457394
Employer profile: STARPLAST USA LLC
Summary number: 221378086
Report ID: 0626600

Event description

Employee?s arm is crushed by injection mold machine

Investigation abstract

At 2:13 a.m. on August 3, 2021, Employee #1 was removing a piece of plastic from an injection mold machine when another employee closed the outer door. The mold struck and crushed his left arm. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
725

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