Amputations

Name: Amputations at Genpak, LLC
Start: 3/1/2017

1 amputation · 2017031938 · 3/1/2017 · Genpak, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Genpak, LLC
Location: 505 E. Cotton Street, CARTHAGE, TEXAS, 75633
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam from the crystallizer machine when her hand was caught in the rotating throat resulting in amputation of her hand. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

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