Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mid South Baking Company, LLC
Start: 8/2/2023

1 amputation · 2023086994 · 8/2/2023 · Mid South Baking Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name: Mid South Baking Company, LLC
Location: 600 Phil Gramm Blvd., BRYAN, TEXAS, 77807
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were performing maintenance on a mixer. They removed a plate to allow them to work on the machine, which exposed a dough buildup. The injured employee noticed the dough and went to remove it when the moving shaft partially amputated his right index finger.

Source

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