Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1438450.015 - Polytex Fibers, Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1438450.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 10/17/2019

Site Address:
Polytex Fibers, Corp.
9333 Baythorne Drive
Houston, TX 77041

Mailing Address:
9341 Baythorne Drive, Houston, TX 77041

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326111/Plastics Bag Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/23/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1508737	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120826.015

Event: 10/12/2019

Employee's finger is amputated in bag machine

At 5:15 a.m. on October 12, 2019, an employee was attempting to clear a jam in the bag machine when his hand slipped on a metal plate and his left pinky finger became amputated. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his left pinky finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Clearing, Finger, Jammed, Slip, Steel Plate

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1438450.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.