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Sealed Air Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sealed Air Corp. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Sealed Air Corp. Report ID 2016087853
Address 4400 Diplomacy Road City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76155
Event Date August 22, 2016 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 Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 322232 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.82000, -97.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to release materials caught in the knife area at the end of the flexible bagging machine when the guillotine knife blade amputated the first joint of the left index finger.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2016, a worker at Sealed Air Corp. in FORT WORTH, 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 packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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