BEF Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS
| Employer | BEF Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2020098558 |
| Address | 1109 E. Industrial Drive | City, State ZIP | SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS 75482 |
| Event Date | September 9, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.12000, -95.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading corrugated sheets into a box former from a 24" platform beside the equipment. As he was descending from the platform, he swung under the top rail to the floor and momentarily lost his balance. His right hand then entered the maintenance access opening on the backside of the box former, resulting in a partial digit amputation at the middle phalanx of the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On September 9, 2020, a worker at BEF Foods, Inc. in SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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