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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161211383 · 12/6/2016 · Ricos Products Co., Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- 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
- Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- Ricos Products Co., Inc.
- Location
- 3011 Pinewood, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76010
- NAICS
- 311919
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee suffered a right finger amputation while attempting to remove food products from the jammed motor blades of a vacuum tortilla oven.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown