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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010947 · 1/29/2015 · Caviness Beef Packers Ltd.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Caviness Beef Packers Ltd.
Location
3255 W. Hwy. 60, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was cleaning out a pre-breaker feed and reached into a rotating auger to remove debris. The auger caught his right index finger. This caused a laceration and an amputation to the tip of his right index finger's first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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