Bocks Board Packaging of Texas, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — HUTCHINS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bocks Board Packaging of Texas, Inc. in HUTCHINS, TEXAS
Employer Bocks Board Packaging of Texas, Inc. Report ID 2017088264
Address 1520 East Wintergreen Road City, State ZIP HUTCHINS, TEXAS 75141
Event Date August 28, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322226 Inspection # 1261084
GPS Coordinates 32.63000, -96.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing corrugated paper from a rotary sheeting machine and putting it into boxes when the machine became jammed. While she was attempting to unjam it, her right hand was caught in the feed rollers of the machine, de-gloving the skin and breaking her fingers. All of her fingers had to be surgically amputated. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2017, a worker at Bocks Board Packaging of Texas, Inc. in HUTCHINS, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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