HEB Grocery Company, LP
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
| Employer | HEB Grocery Company, LP | Report ID | 2017087554 |
| Address | 4710 North Pan Am Expressway | City, State ZIP | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78218 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | 1253815 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.47000, -98.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a film jam on a meat packaging machine when his left hand was crushed between moving parts, fracturing the two middle fingers.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2017, a worker at HEB Grocery Company, LP in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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