Ball Corporation
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Ball Corporation | Report ID | 20161111120 |
| Address | 6600 Will Rogers Blvd | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76140 |
| Event Date | November 30, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332431 | Inspection # | 1195974 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.64000, -97.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was converting a cupper machine by removing the die set when the die set slid back and amputated his left ring and pinky fingers.
Incident Summary
On November 30, 2016, a worker at Ball Corporation in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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