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Texas Twist Pretzels, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — CARROLLTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Texas Twist Pretzels, Inc in CARROLLTON, TEXAS
Employer Texas Twist Pretzels, Inc Report ID 2017109651
Address 2305 Beltline Road, Suite 200 City, State ZIP CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006
Event Date October 8, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1276383
GPS Coordinates 32.95000, -96.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of dough from a machine when the employee's right index finger was caught and amputated between the machine's blade and conveyor belt.

Incident Summary

On October 8, 2017, a worker at Texas Twist Pretzels, Inc in CARROLLTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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