Aurora Plastics, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — PASADENA, TEXAS
| Employer | Aurora Plastics, LLC | Report ID | 2024087843 |
| Address | 4395 Pasadena Freeway | City, State ZIP | PASADENA, TEXAS 77503 |
| Event Date | August 24, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | 1773483 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.71000, -95.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing strips of plastic that had jammed in a dicer. The blade caught the employee's cut-resistant glove, pulling their hand into the cutter and amputating the tips of their right ring and little fingers. The fingertips were reattached at the hospital.
Incident Summary
On August 24, 2024, a worker at Aurora Plastics, LLC in PASADENA, 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 other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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