Smurfit Kappa
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LONGVIEW, TEXAS
| Employer | Smurfit Kappa | Report ID | 2015063566 |
| Address | 2811 Robert Cargill | City, State ZIP | LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75602 |
| Event Date | June 10, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.46000, -94.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing normal maintenance on a gluer machine, when the employee slipped and came into contact with the gluer machine resulting in a finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 10, 2015, a worker at Smurfit Kappa in LONGVIEW, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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