Smurfit Kappa North America

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — VON ORMY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Smurfit Kappa North America in 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.

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