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Berry Global

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Berry Global in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
Employer Berry Global Report ID 2022043701
Address 6250 N. Interstate 35 City, State ZIP WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165
Event Date April 29, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Winders, unwinders
Industry (NAICS) 326113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.46000, -96.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a roll transfer on a turret winder. After indexing the turret, she was about to separate the bag at the perforation but noticed that the bag had not adhered to the new core. She tried to reach over the finished roll (which was on the rear spindle) to tuck the bag onto the new core (which was on the front spindle). Her hand was pulled into the front spindle, and her right forearm was broken. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2022, a worker at Berry Global in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with winders, unwinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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