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Breedlove Foods Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Breedlove Foods Inc in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Breedlove Foods Inc Report ID 2015107723
Address 1818 N Martin Luther King Blvd. City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79403
Event Date October 15, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311423 Inspection # 1099610
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -101.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning equipment with a water hose and got a hand caught in the potato line auger. The right hand was amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2015, a worker at Breedlove Foods Inc in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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