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Silgan Containers

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PARIS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Silgan Containers in PARIS, TEXAS
Employer Silgan Containers Report ID 2020109398
Address 500 NW Loop 286 City, State ZIP PARIS, TEXAS 75460
Event Date October 3, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332431 Inspection # 1495701
GPS Coordinates 33.68000, -95.56000

Incident Narrative

After finishing setup, an employee was making adjustments to the tooling on a trimmer machine. The machine was activated and the employee's hand slipped. His left ring finger was caught between a cogged belt and a wheel. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On October 3, 2020, a worker at Silgan Containers in PARIS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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