Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PacTiv LLC, 3000 Pegasus Drive, TEMPLE, TEXAS 76501
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on the air ring of an extruder drum, trying to pull up a foam sheet that was being fed from a lower platform but had jammed against a slitter blade. The employee's left index finger contacted the stationary slitter blade, and the pad was cut off.
An employee jumped up on the concrete floor to retrieve an empty 5-gallon bucket from on top of a storage cabinet. When he landed, his right femur fractured.
On January 6, 2025, at approximately 11:56 PM, an employee was clearing products from the packing table of a trim press when their left middle finger came in contact with the die. The employee sustained amputation of their left middle finger pad.
An employee was removing plastic shards from a machine using a compressed air hose. She stepped on the guardrail to gain better access to the accumulated plastic and her hair was caught in the rotating canopy drive shaft. The employee suffered hair loss and scalp damage. The machine was not guarded at the time.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
An employee was cleaning up and putting away equipment when the second toe on her right foot was stubbed on a fixture, resulting in hospitalization and a subsequent amputation of the toe.
An employee was walking when he tripped on a concrete vault lid, jamming his big toe into the tip of his steel toe boots. The employee's big toe was medically amputated.
An employee was cleaning a bathroom. As the employee bent over, the corner of a sink hit the employee's right eyeball, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
On September 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning near a conveyor when they knelt with their right knee on the floor. Their knee contacted a small piece of glass on the floor, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
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