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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025011016 · 1/31/2025 · GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY
Location
700 Industrial Blvd, ROCKWALL, TEXAS, 75087
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a grinder and checking the tension of the drive belt when their left hand was pulled into the in-running nip point between the belt and the pulley. The employee sustained the amputation of their left index, middle and ring fingers as well as the little fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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