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Ruiz Foods Product, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ruiz Foods Product, Inc. in DENISON, TEXAS
Employer Ruiz Foods Product, Inc. Report ID 20171010385
Address 2410 Texoma Dr. City, State ZIP DENISON, TEXAS 75020
Event Date October 30, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1274991
GPS Coordinates 33.77000, -96.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the scrap return machine blades. The mechanism cycled and the blade amputated the middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2017, a worker at Ruiz Foods Product, Inc. in DENISON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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