Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Berry Plastics Corporation
Start: 10/27/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161010136 · 10/27/2016 · Berry Plastics Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Berry Plastics Corporation
Location: 202 John Stockbauer Dr., VICTORIA, TEXAS, 77901
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running film on a production line. While trying to remove excess plastic film from a rubber roller, the employee suffered an avulsion injury to the left palm. The machine was running at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized for a skin graft.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown