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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2020010118 · 1/6/2020 · Martin Preferred Foods (Silver St)

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Martin Preferred Foods (Silver St)
Location
2011 Silver Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77007
NAICS
424420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing meat from a meat tenderizer. His gloved left hand was caught by the machine and carried through its teeth, where it was crushed and lacerated. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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