OSHA Injury Report: TENNECO FOAM PRODUCTS COMPANY PACTIV LLC

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Before the incident

A thin spot on the sheet resulted in the sheet coming off the chain rails and jamming up in the former. The employee shut off machine and locked it out. The employee used a Level 4 knife to slit the sheet so that he could insert his j-hook knife. The employee states the knife slipped and he cut his non-cutting arm with the exposed blade Level 4 knife. The employee states he wore the correct gloves but failed to wear the required cut protection sleeves.

What happened

A thin spot on the sheet resulted in the sheet coming off the chain rails and jamming up in the former. The employee shut off machine and locked it out. The employee used a Level 4 knife to slit the sheet so that he could insert his j-hook knife. The employee states the knife slipped and he cut his non-cutting arm with the exposed blade Level 4 knife. The employee states he wore the correct gloves but failed to wear the required cut protection sleeves.

Injury or illness

Laceration Cut Open Wound Arm Left Forearm

Object or substance involved

Level 4 safety knife

Summary line

Laceration Cut Open Wound Arm Left Forearm Level 4 safety knife Contact with sharp object

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.