Smurfit Kappa North America
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — VON ORMY, TEXAS
| Employer | Smurfit Kappa North America | Report ID | 2025043369 |
| Address | 10600 Fischer Road | City, State ZIP | VON ORMY, TEXAS 78073 |
| Event Date | April 10, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Rollers, calenders, dryers paper production |
| Secondary Source | Rollers, cylinders | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.31000, -98.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a load that was coming out of the stacker of the corrugator machine when two fingers on his right hand were crushed by the rollers, resulting in partial amputation of the right ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On April 10, 2025, a worker at Smurfit Kappa North America in VON ORMY, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with rollers, calenders, dryers paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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