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U.S. Greenfiber, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — WACO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U.S. Greenfiber, LLC in WACO, TEXAS
Employer U.S. Greenfiber, LLC Report ID 2021097998
Address 615 Forrest St. City, State ZIP WACO, TEXAS 76704
Event Date September 16, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 423330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.56000, -97.11000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was adjusting film on a bagger machine. As he pulled his hand out from the longitudinal bag sealer bar, the bar came down and amputated the tips of two fingers on his left hand.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2021, a worker at U.S. Greenfiber, LLC in WACO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.

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