Packer Sanitation Services Inc. LTD

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. - Amputations - MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Packer Sanitation Services Inc. LTD in MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas
Employer Packer Sanitation Services Inc. LTD
Address 1030 Pilgrim St.
City, State ZIP MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas 75455
Report ID 2015129784
Event Date December 29, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations
Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Pumps
Industry (NAICS) 561720
Inspection # 1115730
GPS Coordinates 33.17000, -94.97000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying a hose as part of nightly cleaning. The employee was walking backwards and tripped over a power cord. Her finger went into a pipe that leads to a breading pump. The pump was running and severed her right index finger just below the nail.

Incident Summary

On December 29, 2015, a worker at Packer Sanitation Services Inc. LTD in MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with pumps identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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