Flagstone Foods
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — 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.
Context
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