Packaging Corporation of America
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — WACO, TEXAS
| Employer | Packaging Corporation of America | Report ID | 20191010925 |
| Address | 7200 Mars Dr. | City, State ZIP | WACO, TEXAS 76712 |
| Event Date | October 18, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.49000, -97.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee's hand was caught between a roll of paper and a machine mechanism while the paper was being loaded into the machine. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the right ring finger, losing the pad of the first knuckle and part of the bone.
Incident Summary
On October 18, 2019, a worker at Packaging Corporation of America in WACO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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