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Caviness Beef Packers

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — HEREFORD, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Caviness Beef Packers in HEREFORD, TEXAS
Employer Caviness Beef Packers Report ID 2016021151
Address 3255 W. Hwy. 60 City, State ZIP HEREFORD, TEXAS 79045
Event Date February 6, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1125070
GPS Coordinates 34.83000, -102.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a skinner machine and amputated the whole middle finger on the left hand.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2016, a worker at Caviness Beef Packers in HEREFORD, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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