Republic Plastics, LTD
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MCQUEENEY, TEXAS
| Employer | Republic Plastics, LTD | Report ID | 2025043881 |
| Address | 355 Schumann Rd. | City, State ZIP | MCQUEENEY, TEXAS 78123 |
| Event Date | April 25, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.58000, -98.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was making adjustments inside a thermoforming stack packer machine when the heater/seal bar came down on their left hand. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their middle finger.
Incident Summary
On April 25, 2025, a worker at Republic Plastics, LTD in MCQUEENEY, 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 packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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