Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Pregis
Start: 8/9/2024

1 amputation · 2024087326 · 8/9/2024 · Pregis

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Machine guards

Employer

Name: Pregis
Location: 1131 West Bardin, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76017
NAICS: 333993
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing mailers when the arm/knife of a picking counter machine caught their hand. The employee suffered the amputation of their right middle finger above the knuckle. The machine was not sufficiently guarded.

Source

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