Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyler Corrugated Box, Inc.
Start: 5/31/2018

1 amputation · 2018055325 · 5/31/2018 · Tyler Corrugated Box, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tyler Corrugated Box, Inc.
Location: 5710 Reed Road, TYLER, TEXAS, 75707
NAICS: 322211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was operating an eccentric slotting machine when he saw a piece of paper caught in the blade and hit the stop button. Before the rotation stopped, his right hand entered the machine. The blade then amputated his right ring and pinky fingers.

Source

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