Vandervoorts Dairy/Kroger Co.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Vandervoorts Dairy/Kroger Co. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Vandervoorts Dairy/Kroger Co. Report ID 2018066346
Address 900 S. Main Street City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76104
Event Date June 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 112120 Inspection # 1325878
GPS Coordinates 32.73000, -97.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to unjam a trimmer machine when it amputated his left index finger.

Incident Summary

On June 26, 2018, a worker at Vandervoorts Dairy/Kroger Co. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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