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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023076611 · 7/24/2023 · Harris Packaging Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Harris Packaging Corporation
Location
1600 Carson St., HALTOM CITY, TEXAS, 76117
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was cleaning a glue roller using a cleaning brush. The brush fell behind the roller on the machine. As the employee went to grab it, her fingers were caught in the roller, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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