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Marek Brothers

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Marek Brothers in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Marek Brothers Report ID 2015118350
Address 807 W. 7th St. City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76104
Event Date November 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.75000, -97.33000

Incident Narrative

Employees were emptying a trash buggy into a dumpster. While picking up the buggy, an employee's right ring finger got caught between the edge of the dumpster and the buggy resulting in the loss of soft tissue requiring surgery and graft.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2015, a worker at Marek Brothers in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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