Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Greenfiber, LLC
Start: 9/16/2021

1 amputation · 2021097998 · 9/16/2021 · U.S. Greenfiber, LLC

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, unspecified
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: U.S. Greenfiber, LLC
Location: 615 Forrest St., WACO, TEXAS, 76704
NAICS: 423330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was adjusting film on a bagger machine. As he pulled his hand out from the longitudinal bag sealer bar, the bar came down and amputated the tips of two fingers on his left hand.

Source

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