Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Bridgford Food Processing of Texas, L.P.
Start: 6/26/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024065715 · 6/26/2024 · Bridgford Food Processing of Texas, L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage
Secondary source: "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name: Bridgford Food Processing of Texas, L.P.
Location: 1601 South Good Latmer Expwy., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75226
NAICS: 311822
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a mixer on the biscuit line when their hand became caught under the machine belt, resulting in fractures and an amputation of their middle fingertip. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

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