Packaging Corporation of America
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PLANO, TEXAS
| Employer | Packaging Corporation of America | Report ID | 2019010059 |
| Address | 1800 East Plano Parkway | City, State ZIP | PLANO, TEXAS 75074 |
| Event Date | January 2, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | 1369929 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.00000, -96.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming corrugated sheets from a pre-feeder machine when his right arm was caught in the self-closing gate.
Incident Summary
On January 2, 2019, a worker at Packaging Corporation of America in PLANO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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