Flowers Baking Company of Tyler, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — TYLER, TEXAS
| Employer | Flowers Baking Company of Tyler, LLC | Report ID | 2018021135 |
| Address | 1200 West Erwin Street | City, State ZIP | TYLER, TEXAS 75702 |
| Event Date | February 3, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1294406 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.34000, -95.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing dough from a dough hopper when the employee's right middle fingertip was caught in the plastic auger. While pulling the hand back, the employee suffered an amputation to the right middle finger nailbed.
Incident Summary
On February 3, 2018, a worker at Flowers Baking Company of Tyler, LLC in TYLER, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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