Creative Packaging Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Creative Packaging Company | Report ID | 2022098375 |
| Address | 600 E. 9th St. | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102 |
| Event Date | September 21, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.75000, -97.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a bag in a fill machine when an electrically heated seal blade closed as her finger was inside the blade seal area, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 21, 2022, a worker at Creative Packaging Company in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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