Sierra Plastics, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — EL PASO, TEXAS
| Employer | Sierra Plastics, Inc. | Report ID | 2025043445 |
| Address | 1101 Burgandy Dr. | City, State ZIP | EL PASO, TEXAS 79907 |
| Event Date | April 13, 2025 | 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 | Shearing machinery |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1817849 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.70000, -106.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a rotary die cutter that was not cycling properly, causing material to jam. The employee was working with a belt in the back of the machine when the belt and a pulley caught his right index finger and amputated the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On April 13, 2025, a worker at Sierra Plastics, Inc. in EL PASO, 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 shearing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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