Quality Sausage Company LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | Quality Sausage Company LLC | Report ID | 2016076487 |
| Address | 1925 Lon Star Dr. | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75212 |
| Event Date | July 18, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Meat grinders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1165256 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.76000, -96.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At the end of shift, an employee turned off the grinder and used his right hand to clean meat off the grinder plate. The employee's right index finger went into a hole in the grinder plate and the fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2016, a worker at Quality Sausage Company LLC in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with meat grinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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