Abimar Foods
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ABILENE, TEXAS
| Employer | Abimar Foods | Report ID | 2020109884 |
| Address | 5301 South 1st Street | City, State ZIP | ABILENE, TEXAS 79603 |
| Event Date | October 17, 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 | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311821 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.45000, -99.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to fix a feeding issue on a wrapper machine. The feeding mechanism pinched the employee's right middle finger, amputating the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 17, 2020, a worker at Abimar Foods in ABILENE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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