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Paragon Packing

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Paragon Packing in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Paragon Packing Report ID 20181112330
Address 8977 Market St. Bldg #2 City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029
Event Date November 16, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.77000, -95.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a blow mold machine when a piece of plastic became jammed between the chain guard and the conveyor belt bed. As she tried to remove it, her left ring finger was caught and suffered an amputation. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 16, 2018, a worker at Paragon Packing in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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