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ACCREDO PACKAGING, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — SUGAR LAND, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ACCREDO PACKAGING, INC. in SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
Employer ACCREDO PACKAGING, INC. Report ID 2018088826
Address 12682 CARDINAL MEADOW DR. City, State ZIP SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77479
Event Date August 27, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Extruding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 326113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.64000, -95.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was letting air out of a shaft with his finger when a second employee engaged the roll handling trolley. The first employee's finger was pinched between the core of the roll and the shaft, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2018, a worker at ACCREDO PACKAGING, INC. in SUGAR LAND, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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