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Packaging Corporation of America

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packaging Corporation of America in ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Employer Packaging Corporation of America Report ID 2023010883
Address 1001 113th Street City, State ZIP ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011
Event Date January 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.76000, -97.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding a single sheet down to gap the feed gate while the machine was running. When the roll grabbed the sheet, it pulled the employee's finger into the roll, resulting in amputation of the left little fingertip.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2023, a worker at Packaging Corporation of America in ARLINGTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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