Rudolph Foods, Inc.- Dallas

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DALLAS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rudolph Foods, Inc.- Dallas in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Rudolph Foods, Inc.- Dallas Report ID 2019010907
Address 3660 Pipestone Rd. City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75212
Event Date January 25, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection # 1374894
GPS Coordinates 32.76000, -96.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was completing a film change over on a bag maker machine. She engaged the machine to advance the film and as she realigned the film, her right middle finger became caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2019, a worker at Rudolph Foods, Inc.- Dallas in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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