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Pollock Investments

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pollock Investments in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Employer Pollock Investments Report ID 2021010827
Address 1 Pollock Place City, State ZIP GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050
Event Date January 29, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424130 Inspection # 1513236
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -96.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam at the jumbo printer slotter machine when their right index finger was caught by the kicker spring (metal bar) and the feed table resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2021, a worker at Pollock Investments in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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