Republic Bag Manufacturing
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Republic Bag Manufacturing | Report ID | 2024098539 |
| Address | 8419 Tewantin Drive | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77061 |
| Event Date | September 13, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 339999 | Inspection # | 1776378 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.64000, -95.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing the blade on a bag machine when the tip of his glove on his left ring finger was caught by the blade, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2024, a worker at Republic Bag Manufacturing in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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