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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. in FLATONIA, TEXAS
Employer Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Report ID 2021054407
Address 1522 Flatonia Airfiled Lane City, State ZIP FLATONIA, TEXAS 78941
Event Date May 31, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 112310 Inspection # 1535107
GPS Coordinates 29.71000, -97.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the manure belt in the barn using a broom. The broom became caught in the manure belt. The employee attempted to free the broom and amputated their left index finger.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2021, a worker at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. in FLATONIA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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