Abilmar Foods
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ABILENE, TEXAS
| Employer | Abilmar Foods | Report ID | 2020042971 |
| Address | 5425 North 1st Street | City, State ZIP | ABILENE, TEXAS 79603 |
| Event Date | April 1, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.45000, -99.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a trough full of dough into a secondary mixer when his right hand slipped and his right index finger was caught between the locking mechanism and the trough, resulting in an amputation of his right index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2020, a worker at Abilmar Foods in ABILENE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.
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