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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015129092 · 12/2/2015 · Riviana Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Riviana Foods
Location
716 N. 2nd St, ALVIN, TEXAS, 77511
NAICS
424510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee saw a build up of rice on the rice polisher feed hopper. He shut off the equipment to clean it. His right fingertip got caught in the feed hopper and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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