H-E-B, LP
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | H-E-B, LP | Report ID | 2020087844 |
| Address | 4625 Windfern | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041 |
| Event Date | August 19, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.83000, -95.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning bottles in the trimmer section of a blow mold machine when the employee's finger was caught in the machinery, resulting in a transphalangeal amputation of the right ring finger.
Incident Summary
On August 19, 2020, a worker at H-E-B, LP in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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