BlueTriton Brands, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | BlueTriton Brands, Inc. | Report ID | 2024032427 |
| Address | 4718 Mountain Creek Parkway | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75236 |
| Event Date | March 18, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 312112 | Inspection # | 1737899 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.68000, -96.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was tensioning the chain of a packing machine. The employee's right index finger was caught in the chain sprocket, and the fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2024, a worker at BlueTriton Brands, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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