Maruchan Texas Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — VON ORMY, TEXAS
| Employer | Maruchan Texas Inc. | Report ID | 2015021282 |
| Address | 11000 Fischer Rd | City, State ZIP | VON ORMY, TEXAS 78073 |
| Event Date | February 9, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1037416 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.29000, -98.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employee was operating a wrap machine that wraps noodles in the production line. Employee was running the film through and re-threading the film through the machine. Employee had machine on manual cycle ( 1 bag every 5 seconds). His hand came in contact with the end sealer ripping his fingernail off.
Incident Summary
On February 9, 2015, a worker at Maruchan Texas Inc. in VON ORMY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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