Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

AkroTex Films, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — ORANGE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AkroTex Films, Inc. in ORANGE, TEXAS
Employer AkroTex Films, Inc. Report ID 2015129569
Address 1301 Childers Road City, State ZIP ORANGE, TEXAS 77630
Event Date December 17, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Winders, unwinders
Industry (NAICS) 326112 Inspection # 1114379
GPS Coordinates 30.07000, -93.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee got his left hand caught in the winder and suffered a compound fracture to the left hand.

Incident Summary

On December 17, 2015, a worker at AkroTex Films, Inc. in ORANGE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with winders, unwinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

See all reports for AkroTex Films, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jan 6, 2022 Tufco LP GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Amputations Amp.
Jan 10, 2019 Kencoil WINNSBORO, LOUISIANA Amputations Amp.
Jan 20, 2020 Union Metal Corporation CANTON, OHIO Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Jun 26, 2018 GENERAL PACKAGING CORPORATION DALLAS, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Mar 12, 2020 Les Schwab of Colorado, Inc. AURORA, COLORADO Amputations Amp.
Sep 20, 2022 Smithfield Foods, Inc. MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS Avulsions, enucleations Hosp.
Jan 20, 2023 Dyna-Mix, Inc. TYLER, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Aug 9, 2021 Littlestown Foundry, Inc. LITTLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports