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El Rancho Supermarket

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at El Rancho Supermarket in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Employer El Rancho Supermarket Report ID 2019077197
Address 2506 S Beltline Rd City, State ZIP GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75052
Event Date July 16, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # 1418267
GPS Coordinates 32.70000, -96.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adding lubrication to a tortilla machine when the machine caught her glove and amputated her right pinky fingertip. The machine was running at the time.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2019, a worker at El Rancho Supermarket in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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