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Lewis Food Town Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lewis Food Town Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Lewis Food Town Inc. Report ID 2018032679
Address 9525 South Kickwood City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77099
Event Date March 19, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # 1304369
GPS Coordinates 29.67000, -95.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting pork loin chops on a bone-in band saw when the bone slipped from his grip. When the bone hit the saw, it caused his right index finger to hit the saw blade. When he pulled his index finger back, the saw caught his middle finger diagonally from the top joint upwards to the fingertip. He received an amputation of the distal half of the distal phalanx of the right middle finger and a soft tissue avulsion of the tuft on the index finger.

Incident Summary

On March 19, 2018, a worker at Lewis Food Town Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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.

Context

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