PRINTPACK, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
| Employer | PRINTPACK, INC. | Report ID | 2022098336 |
| Address | 2006 S. GREAT SOUTHWEST PKWY | City, State ZIP | GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050 |
| Event Date | September 21, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322223 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.71000, -97.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A pallet had been loaded onto a trolley to be picked up for wrapping, but a broken bottom board on the pallet was blocking an entry roller sensor, tripping it and preventing the trolley from moving. An employee removed the board and the trolley began to travel. Her left knee and thigh were lodged between the framing of the trolley and a stationary pallet insert line. She suffered a laceration to the back of the thigh.
Incident Summary
On September 21, 2022, a worker at PRINTPACK, INC. in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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