THOMASTON, GEORGIA—
SOLO CUP OPERATING CORPORATION
Fall on same level n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SOLO CUP OPERATING CORPORATION, 2260 DELRAY RD, THOMASTON, GEORGIA 30286 on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
On April 27, 2025, an employee was going to assist with a jam where the plastic (PET) sheet was not moving to the grinder. The employee was walking over when the sheet caught their leg and caused them to fall on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip.
More severe injuries at SOLO CUP OPERATING CORPORATION
ADA, OKLAHOMA—
SOLO CUP OPERATING CORPORATION
An employee was troubleshooting a defect in a mold base. The employee was checking for jammed plastic material in the mold when the clamp frame dropped. Their right middle finger was caught between the clamp frame and the mold base. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation and open fracture of the tuft of the distal phalanx.
ADA, OKLAHOMA—
SOLO CUP OPERATING CORPORATION
An employee was walking into a building from a parking lot. While walking around a water puddle, he tripped and fell to the cement, landing on and breaking his right hip.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
Solo Cup Operating Corporation
An employee was removing jammed blanks from a picker head assembly. The machine was jogged, causing the amputation of the employee's right index fingertip.
THOMASTON, GEORGIA—
Solo Cup Operating Corporation
An employee was repairing the gearbox in front of an extruder when he came in contact with molten plastic and sustained second degree burns to the left temple and third degree burns to the left forearm.
DALLAS, TEXAS—
Solo Cup Operating Corporation
An employee was adjusting the chuck on a roll fed machine. He released the sidewall carriage chuck to decrease the tension and used his left hand to manually operate the lever while holding the core with this right hand. His right thumb was then caught between the roll core and the sidewall carriage chuck, resulting in a right thumb amputation.
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