Flagstone Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — EL PASO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Flagstone Foods in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer Flagstone Foods Report ID 2019099181
Address 11B Leigh Fisher Blvd. City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79906
Event Date September 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.80000, -106.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing jammed cardboard from a box-making machine. The machine lacerated the employee's left thumb.

Incident Summary

On September 4, 2019, a worker at Flagstone Foods in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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