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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021264 · 2/9/2024 · General Packaging Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary saws band
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
General Packaging Corporation
Location
200 E. Arapaho Road, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75081
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting foam with a band saw when their right glove got caught in the sawblade, pulling their right little finger into the blade and causing a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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