Amputations

Name: Amputations at STX Beef Company, LLC
Start: 3/9/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023032173 · 3/9/2023 · STX Beef Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name: STX Beef Company, LLC
Location: 9001 Leopard Street, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78409
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an automated shank saw and was removing fat caught in the wheelhouse and small conveyor. The employee opened the wheelhouse assembly and went to remove the fat using a knife when the knife was caught. The employee's hand was pulled in and she sustained an amputation to the end of her right index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown