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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025076799 · 7/14/2025 · Sealed Air

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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Separating and conversion unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Sealed Air
Location
401 Sullivan, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 76301
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging a resin sifting machine. The rotary sifter's automatic system activated and the sifter blade struck the employee's fingertip, causing an avulsion. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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