Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Berry Global, 6250 N. Interstate 35, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was changing out the plastic core on a portable winder machine. After replacing the core, the employee turned on the machine and began to wind some material onto the new core. The employee's right hand then contacted the chuck of the winder, resulting in a right index finger fracture and partial amputation. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
An employee was stepping down from a two-step ladder when the ladder slipped out from underneath them. The employee fell and landed on a sidekick trailer jack, resulting in four fractured ribs, including two ribs with multiple breaks, and a pulmonary contusion.
An employee was on a 10-foot step ladder clearing a plastic jam in an overhead conveyor system. The employee lost balance and fell approximately 8-9 feet to the floor, resulting in a compound fracture of the left leg.
An employee was performing a roll transfer on a turret winder. After indexing the turret, she was about to separate the bag at the perforation but noticed that the bag had not adhered to the new core. She tried to reach over the finished roll (which was on the rear spindle) to tuck the bag onto the new core (which was on the front spindle). Her hand was pulled into the front spindle, and her right forearm was broken. She was hospitalized.
An employee was reinstalling a 200-pound drive motor shaft in a mold machine, holding the shaft while aligning it and inserting it into the machine's shaft hole. The employee's left little finger was caught between a bearing on the shaft and the hole; the tip of the finger was amputated below the first knuckle.
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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