WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS—
Berry Global
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Berry Global, 6250 N. Interstate 35, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165 on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
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.
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WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS—
Berry Global
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.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS—
Berry Global
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.
LANETT, ALABAMA—
Berry Global
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.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS—
Berry Global
An employee disengaged a shaft cylinder and in the process severely pinched her right index finger between the shaft and the shaft collar.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS—
Berry Global
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.
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