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Ronpak, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ronpak, Inc. in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Employer Ronpak, Inc. Report ID 2019065561
Address 1 Nathan Sedley Rd. City, State ZIP SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71115
Event Date June 3, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 322220 Inspection # 1407010
GPS Coordinates 32.37000, -93.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a paper bagging machine and amputated the tip of his left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2019, a worker at Ronpak, Inc. in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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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