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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181112330 · 11/16/2018 · Paragon Packing

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Paragon Packing
Location
8977 Market St. Bldg #2, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a blow mold machine when a piece of plastic became jammed between the chain guard and the conveyor belt bed. As she tried to remove it, her left ring finger was caught and suffered an amputation. She was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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