Don Miguel Mexican Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | Don Miguel Mexican Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 20181111748 |
| Address | 9650 Chartwell Dr. | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75243 |
| Event Date | November 14, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1361478 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.90000, -96.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading film into a packaging machine when the machine activated and partially amputated the employee's right middle finger.
Incident Summary
On November 14, 2018, a worker at Don Miguel Mexican Foods, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.
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