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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 20180910071 · 9/29/2018 · Mount Franklin Foods, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Mount Franklin Foods, LLC
Location
1800 Northwestern Dr., EL PASO, TEXAS, 79912
NAICS
311911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was packaging nuts using a bulk vacuum sealer. The sealer's press caught her middle fingertip, crushing it and causing the fingernail to be removed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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