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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021075418 · 7/2/2021 · T.G Meat Center, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
T.G Meat Center, LLC
Location
508 Wallace St, EAST BERNARD, TEXAS, 77435
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting meat on a bandsaw when a piece of frozen meat became caught on the teeth of the blade and jerked the safety plate, which forced the employee's hand into the blade. The employee sustained an amputation to the right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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