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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024010801 · 1/25/2024 · StartKleen Legacy LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
StartKleen Legacy LLC
Location
1019 Shelbyville Street, CENTER, TEXAS, 75935
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a chicken breast processor. A hook caught her hand and pulled it toward a pulley that lacerated it, tearing tendons and an artery. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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