Lewis Food Town Inc.

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

Employer	Lewis Food Town Inc.	Report ID	2017043834
Address	435 Sheldon Rd	City, State ZIP	CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS 77530
Event Date	April 20, 2017	Outcome	Amputation
Nature of Injury	Amputations	Body Part	Fingertip(s)
Event Type	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Source of Injury	Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS)	445110	Inspection #	1231151
GPS Coordinates	29.77000, -95.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a bone-in saw to cut meat when his left hand slipped off the meat and contacted the blade, amputating his left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2017, a worker at Lewis Food Town Inc. in CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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