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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024010921 · 1/30/2024 · Smurfit Kappa North America

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Paper production machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Smurfit Kappa North America
Location
855 East Highway 80, FORNEY, TEXAS, 75126
NAICS
322110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was aligning a shaft with a keyway on a paper machine. The employee suffered an amputation to the right middle finger, caused by the machine's belt and shaft.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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