El Rio Grande Latin Market
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | El Rio Grande Latin Market | Report ID | 2018054277 |
| Address | 3037 S. Fwy | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76104 |
| Event Date | May 2, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Meat grinders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | 1314369 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.70000, -97.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While cleaning a meat grinder, an employee's hand entered the discharge tube and contacted the blades. The employee suffer amputation of the left index and middle fingertips. The meat grinder was not locked out and was in operation at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On May 2, 2018, a worker at El Rio Grande Latin Market in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with meat grinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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