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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077197 · 7/16/2019 · El Rancho Supermarket

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
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.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
El Rancho Supermarket
Location
2506 S Beltline Rd, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75052
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adding lubrication to a tortilla machine when the machine caught her glove and amputated her right pinky fingertip. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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