General Packaging Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GARLAND, TEXAS
| Employer | General Packaging Corporation | Report ID | 2020021790 |
| Address | 301 S. Shiloh Rd., Encore Recyclers, Inc. | City, State ZIP | GARLAND, TEXAS 75042 |
| Event Date | February 24, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Pallet jack-powered |
| Secondary Source | Scrap metal | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.91000, -96.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading palletized scrap metal from the bed of a bobtail truck using a pallet jack. The pallet of scrap metal started to fall over the edge at the end of the truck causing the pallet jack to raise up and crush the employee's right index finger between it and the scrap metal. The fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On February 24, 2020, a worker at General Packaging Corporation in GARLAND, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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