Bocks Board Packaging of Texas, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — 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.
Context
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