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Texas Tissue Converting, LLC

Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. — Avulsions, enucleations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Texas Tissue Converting, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Texas Tissue Converting, LLC Report ID 2019099327
Address 1521 Greens Rd, Suite 300 City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
Event Date September 8, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 322291 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.95000, -95.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee loading boxes into a case packer machine lost their footing. Upon slipping, the employee's thumb contacted a part of the machine causing a partial de-gloving of the right thumb that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2019, a worker at Texas Tissue Converting, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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