Plastipak Packaging, Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Plastipak Packaging, Inc | Report ID | 20171211478 |
| Address | 4101 Perdue Road | City, State ZIP | PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA 71360 |
| Event Date | December 3, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326160 | Inspection # | 1282446 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.36000, -92.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a rotary wheel machine and attempting to make an adjustment when the employee's right arm became caught in the machine. The employee's arm had to be surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On December 3, 2017, a worker at Plastipak Packaging, Inc in PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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