Caviness Beef Packers Ltd.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HEREFORD, TEXAS
| Employer | Caviness Beef Packers Ltd. | Report ID | 2015010947 |
| Address | 3255 W. Hwy. 60 | City, State ZIP | HEREFORD, TEXAS 79045 |
| Event Date | January 29, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1030009 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.83000, -102.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employee was cleaning out a pre-breaker feed and reached into a rotating auger to remove debris. The auger caught his right index finger. This caused a laceration and an amputation to the tip of his right index finger's first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On January 29, 2015, a worker at Caviness Beef Packers Ltd. in HEREFORD, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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