Meyer's Sausage Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — ELGIN, TEXAS
| Employer | Meyer's Sausage Company | Report ID | 20181212668 |
| Address | 600 S. Main St. | City, State ZIP | ELGIN, TEXAS 78621 |
| Event Date | December 10, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Meat grinders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1368146 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.34000, -97.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the two grinders in the grinding room as part of the daily cleaning schedule. The employee was standing on top of stairs at the top of the grinders. The employee slipped and fell, catching his right arm in a grinder. As the employee was trying to right himself, the grinder was activated. The employee sustained multiple fractures to his right arm.
Incident Summary
On December 10, 2018, a worker at Meyer's Sausage Company in ELGIN, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. 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 hospitalized.
Context
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