Berry Global

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Berry Global in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
Employer Berry Global Report ID 2020087467
Address 6250 N. Interstate 35 City, State ZIP WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165
Event Date August 7, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.46000, -96.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee disengaged a shaft cylinder and in the process severely pinched her right index finger between the shaft and the shaft collar.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2020, a worker at Berry Global in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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