Packaging Service Co., Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — PEARLAND, TEXAS
| Employer | Packaging Service Co., Inc. | Report ID | 2018054245 |
| Address | 1904 Mykawa Rd. | City, State ZIP | PEARLAND, TEXAS 77581 |
| Event Date | May 2, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333999 | Inspection # | 1315002 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.57000, -95.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually helping a production line lead at a capper machine apply caps to bottles of windshield washer fluid when he noticed that a cap had fallen into the machine's chain and sprocket. He was attempting to remove the cap when the chain and sprocket amputated four of his right fingers. The machine was guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On May 2, 2018, a worker at Packaging Service Co., Inc. in PEARLAND, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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