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Kroger Texas, L.P.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kroger Texas, L.P. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Kroger Texas, L.P. Report ID 2017032161
Address 5241 N. Tarrant Pkwy City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76244
Event Date March 9, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Food slicers
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.89000, -97.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a vegetable slicer and amputated the right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2017, a worker at Kroger Texas, L.P. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

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