Liberty Carton Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Avulsions, enucleations - HALTOM CITY, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Liberty Carton Company, Inc. in HALTOM CITY, Texas
Employer Liberty Carton Company, Inc.
Address 5100 Glenview Drive
City, State ZIP HALTOM CITY, Texas 76117
Report ID 2017021474
Event Date February 14, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Presses-printing
Industry (NAICS) 322211
GPS Coordinates 32.83166, -97.27288

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a flexography machine when the conveyor belt began to jam with boxes. As the employee attempted to adjust the belt, the rotating belt's stitching removed the skin and fingernail from the employee's left pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2017, a worker at Liberty Carton Company, Inc. in HALTOM CITY, Texas suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with presses-printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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