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Village Farms, L.P.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MARFA, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Village Farms, L.P. in MARFA, TEXAS
Employer Village Farms, L.P. Report ID 2020098328
Address State Hwy 17 North, Marfa,TX 79843 City, State ZIP MARFA, TEXAS 79843
Event Date September 1, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 111419 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.31000, -104.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was greasing the chain on a machine when the lubricating hose of the grease device became caught on the chain and sprocket, pulling the employee's right hand into the chain and sprocket. As a result, the employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2020, a worker at Village Farms, L.P. in MARFA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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