Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Graham Packaging PET Technologies, Inc., 700 Industrial Blvd, ROCKWALL, TEXAS 75087
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Thumb(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was sanding a piece of metal on a bench sander when the work piece and the employee's gloved hand were pulled into the sanding wheel causing an amputation injury without bone loss to the employee's right thumb.
Amputation Thumb(s) Sanding machinery
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An employee was cleaning up waste plastic under a manufacturing line. A sprocket pinch point caught the employee's left ring finger, causing an amputation of the fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
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An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
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