Sealed Air Corp.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — IOWA PARK, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sealed Air Corp. in IOWA PARK, TEXAS
Employer Sealed Air Corp. Report ID 2015063634
Address 1301 West Magnolia City, State ZIP IOWA PARK, TEXAS 76367
Event Date June 12, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Secondary Source Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.95000, -98.68000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was storing the extruder track that is used to move the extruder to and from the die. He was wearing a cut resistant glove that caught on a bur. As he was sliding the track into the storage area, his finger got caught between the sliding rack and storage area.

Incident Summary

On June 12, 2015, a worker at Sealed Air Corp. in IOWA PARK, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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