Amputations

Name: Amputations at C.K.S. Packaging, Inc.
Start: 9/29/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023099037 · 9/29/2023 · C.K.S. Packaging, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: C.K.S. Packaging, Inc.
Location: 109 W. Felix Street South, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76115
NAICS: 326160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 29, 2023, an employee was repairing the drive chain on a conveyor when the machine activated. The employee's hand was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in three fingertip amputations to the left hand.

Source

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