Plains Yazoo Cotton Oil
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Fractures — LUBBOCK, TEXAS
| Employer | Plains Yazoo Cotton Oil | Report ID | 2019032411 |
| Address | 2901 AVE A | City, State ZIP | LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79404 |
| Event Date | March 6, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Picking, carding, combing machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 111191 | Inspection # | 1383805 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.56000, -101.83000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a delinting machine when a newly added belt caused the machine to begin wobbling. The employee turned off the machine and tried to remove the belt, which caught and broke the employee's right ring finger.
Incident Summary
On March 6, 2019, a worker at Plains Yazoo Cotton Oil in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with picking, carding, combing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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