PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA—
Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Plastipak Packaging, Inc., 4101 PARDUE ROAD, PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA 71360 on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was pulling out a strapper from the home position when the strapper came loose, striking the employee's right middle finger against a stationary frame. The employee suffered a broken right middle finger and was hospitalized.
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CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS—
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On July 31, 2024, two employees were working to raise a base mold into its position on a blow molding machine. The injured employee lifted up on the base mold with his right hand and was holding the support when a second employee used a metal bar to lift the base into its fully-raised position. The injured employee's fingers were caught between the base support and the mold-holding unit resulting in the amputation of their right ring fingertip.
PLANT CITY, FLORIDA—
Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
An employee was troubleshooting a loose chain on a conveyor belt when their left index finger was pulled into a sprocket and the fingertip was amputated.
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS—
Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
On September 8, 2022, an employee was installing the top rail on a guardrail system. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the guardrail and a post, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
JACKSON CENTER, OHIO—
Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
On June 14, 2022, an employee was adjusting the height of the work table on the box strapper. The employee loosened the bolts on the carriage and had their left hand resting in the area beneath the unit. The table dropped, resulting in distal tip amputations to their middle and ring fingers.
HIGHLANDS, TEXAS—
Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
An employee was doing maintenance work in a tunnel under a production line. The employee fell approximately 9 feet through an open manhole, landed on the concrete level below, and suffered neck and back injuries.
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