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El Paso Prepared Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — EL PASO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at El Paso Prepared Foods in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer El Paso Prepared Foods Report ID 20161211865
Address 1101 Pendale City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79907
Event Date December 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.72000, -106.31000

Incident Narrative

On December 22, 2016, at approximately 7:30 AM, the employee was lubricating a moving conveyor when her finger got caught in the conveyor resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On December 22, 2016, a worker at El Paso Prepared Foods in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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