Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at C.K.S. PACKAGING, INC, 2818 MERRELL RD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75229
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to adjust a machine that peels plastic off of bottles when the machine's striker plate pulled his glove in and then crushed his right pinky fingertip, amputating it.
An employee was changing the filter on the blow back. He was using a ladder to help him get onto a platform. He fell from the ladder while holding the filter housings and fans. He struck his head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured right femur and a contusion to the head.
On September 29, 2023, an employee was repairing the drive chain on a conveyor when the machine activated. The employee's hand was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in three fingertip amputations to the left hand.
An employee was clearing a jam in the discharge opening of a machine when the mold came down, crushing and fracturing four fingers on the employee's right hand.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was blowing out material in the blow-out booth when the silo magnet came down on his left hand, amputating the index and middle fingertips.
At the maintenance shop, an employee was drilling plastic parts using a drill press. The employee's left glove got caught in the drill, and half of her left ring finger and her left little fingertip were amputated.
A maintenance technician was servicing an extruder and removed the cam locking pin on a hot water/steam line to change a water hose. Hot water/steam sprayed out, striking the employee on the right forearm and the right side of their neck. The employee sustained burns to their neck, right forearm, and right leg.
An employee was entering an area while carrying a tray containing 20 pounds of product. A plastic curtain came into contact with the employee's shoulder; the employee suffered a herniated disc while dislodging the curtain.
An employee was working on a cutting line that utilized a machine to pull material through the line. The employee was turning a roller to feed material into the machine when their left hand was caught between the rollers, resulting in abrasions and a dislocated thumb. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery on the thumb.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.