Power Packaging
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
| Employer | Power Packaging | Report ID | 20191010639 |
| Address | 803 W. Carrier Pkwy. | City, State ZIP | GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050 |
| Event Date | October 10, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311919 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.78000, -97.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was rebuilding a chopper assembly for a packaging machine in the maintenance shop. He was hooking up compressed air to test the unit while his left hand was resting against the chopper blade when the blade cut off the fingerprint pad on his left finger.
Incident Summary
On October 10, 2019, a worker at Power Packaging in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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
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