Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Genpak, LLC, 505 E. Cotton Street, CARTHAGE, TEXAS 75633
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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.
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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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