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Caviness Beef Packers

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — HEREFORD, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Caviness Beef Packers in HEREFORD, TEXAS
Employer Caviness Beef Packers Report ID 2015063686
Address 3255 W. Hwy. 60 City, State ZIP HEREFORD, TEXAS 79045
Event Date June 15, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.83000, -102.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee lost a fingertip in a stationary bone saw blade.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2015, a worker at Caviness Beef Packers in HEREFORD, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

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