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J Bar B Foods

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — WEIMAR, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at J Bar B Foods in WEIMAR, TEXAS
Employer J Bar B Foods Report ID 2020021413
Address 1087 US 90 West City, State ZIP WEIMAR, TEXAS 78962
Event Date February 12, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1464767
GPS Coordinates 29.70000, -96.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just finished working on a fan motor. When the fan was turned on to verify the direction of its rotation, the vacuum of the fan pulled the tip of the employee's right index finger into the spinning blade, causing it to be severely lacerated from the middle of the nail to the end of the finger.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2020, a worker at J Bar B Foods in WEIMAR, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

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