Superior Foods Companies

Fall on same level due to slipping — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Superior Foods Companies in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Superior Foods Companies Report ID 2016099227
Address 4231 PROFIT ST. STE C City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78219
Event Date September 12, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Machine platforms
Industry (NAICS) 311411 Inspection # 1177278
GPS Coordinates 29.44000, -98.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a work platform clearing a product line when he slipped and got his hand caught in a metering valve resulting in the amputation of a finger and thumb.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2016, a worker at Superior Foods Companies in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with machine platforms identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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