LONGVIEW, TEXAS—
Genpak, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Genpak, LLC, 1101 W. Harrison Rd., LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75604 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was helping start up an extruder, pulling the sheet over the mandrel for string-up. The sheet bunched up on the bar of the mandrel blade, and the blade amputated the employee's right middle fingertip.
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An employee had just replaced a belt on a silo blower. While the employee was testing the blower by manually turning the belt, the belt and pulley caught the employee's fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.
CARTHAGE, TEXAS—
Genpak, LLC
The regrind system malfunctioned, due to clogged resin. An employee went to the blend room to assess the issue. Once resin was flowing again, the employee was exiting the platform using a ladder and, having residual resin dust on gloves, his hand slipped off the ladder causing him to lose his footing and fall to floor. The employee suffered a knee fracture.
CARTHAGE, TEXAS—
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An employee was using a tape measure to gauge the width of a plastic sheet as it went into an oven. The tape measure got caught on the sheet and was pulled in. The employee was caught between the sheet and the idle roller, suffering a cut to the arm.
MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK—
Genpak, LLC
An employee was cleaning a printer when his right hand was caught between two rollers. He suffered an amputation to the little finger.
COLUMBUS, OHIO—
Genpak, LLC.
An employee was operating a printing machine. The machine's moving parts amputated the employee's right middle finger at the first knuckle.
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