Riviana Foods, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — FREEPORT, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Riviana Foods, Inc. in FREEPORT, TEXAS
Employer Riviana Foods, Inc. Report ID 2019076620
Address 505 Port Rd City, State ZIP FREEPORT, TEXAS 77541
Event Date July 1, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 311212 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.94000, -95.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a palletizer and removed some bolts from the palletizer. A piece of metal then slipped and pinned his right ring finger, resulting in a finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 1, 2019, a worker at Riviana Foods, Inc. in FREEPORT, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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