Sealed Air
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
| Employer | Sealed Air | Report ID | 2025076799 |
| Address | 401 Sullivan | City, State ZIP | WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS 76301 |
| Event Date | July 14, 2025 | Outcome | 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 | Separating and conversion unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326112 | Inspection # | 1840542 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.91000, -98.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unclogging a resin sifting machine. The rotary sifter's automatic system activated and the sifter blade struck the employee's fingertip, causing an avulsion. The fingertip was medically amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 14, 2025, a worker at Sealed Air in WICHITA FALLS, 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 separating and conversion unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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