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Starcorr Sheets LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — TEMPLE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Starcorr Sheets LLC in TEMPLE, TEXAS
Employer Starcorr Sheets LLC Report ID 20171212350
Address 4515 Wendland Rd City, State ZIP TEMPLE, TEXAS 76504
Event Date December 28, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Coaters-paper production
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.14000, -97.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up a coater machine to run an order for a customer. While he was attempting to wipe off grease from a roller, his right hand contacted the roller and his thumb was pulled into the pinch point between rollers. His right thumb tip was crushed (some skin removed) and had to be surgically amputated to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On December 28, 2017, a worker at Starcorr Sheets LLC in TEMPLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with coaters-paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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