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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020010899 · 1/28/2020 · Brown Paper Goods Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Formers-paper production

Employer

Name
Brown Paper Goods Company
Location
1125 Gateview Blvd., COPPELL, TEXAS, 75019
NAICS
322220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a cartoner and feeding a box of product into the machine when paper fell out and became jammed. The employee cycled the machine to clear the jam and the employee's finger became caught in a chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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