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Azteca Milling, Lp

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — PLAINVIEW, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Azteca Milling, Lp in PLAINVIEW, TEXAS
Employer Azteca Milling, Lp Report ID 20181212405
Address 1388 Co Rd U City, State ZIP PLAINVIEW, TEXAS 79072
Event Date December 3, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311211 Inspection # 1363763
GPS Coordinates 34.12000, -101.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing screens at a sifter when his left middle finger was caught in the press plate of the sifter resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2018, a worker at Azteca Milling, Lp in PLAINVIEW, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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