Solo Cup Operating Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | Solo Cup Operating Corporation | Report ID | 2016054234 |
| Address | 4444 W Ledbetter Dr | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75236 |
| Event Date | May 16, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.69000, -96.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on an adjacent thermoforming line when he saw a pile of regrind collecting on the top of the regrind system hopper. He climbed up to the platform to access the area where the regrind was collecting. As he brushed away the pile of regrind to try to determine how it was leaking out of the system, his right middle finger entered an access hole in the side of the airlock. The blade inside the airlock amputated his fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 16, 2016, a worker at Solo Cup Operating Corporation in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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