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Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — VERNON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. in VERNON, TEXAS
Employer Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. Report ID 2015129588
Address 700 Wheeler St. City, State ZIP VERNON, TEXAS 76384
Event Date December 18, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # 1114549
GPS Coordinates 34.16000, -99.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the injector lid. The lid came down on top of the employee's hand amputating the left index finger.

Incident Summary

On December 18, 2015, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. in VERNON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, 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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