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T.G Meat Center, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — EAST BERNARD, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at T.G Meat Center, LLC in EAST BERNARD, TEXAS
Employer T.G Meat Center, LLC Report ID 2021075418
Address 508 Wallace St City, State ZIP EAST BERNARD, TEXAS 77435
Event Date July 2, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.53000, -96.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting meat on a bandsaw when a piece of frozen meat became caught on the teeth of the blade and jerked the safety plate, which forced the employee's hand into the blade. The employee sustained an amputation to the right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2021, a worker at T.G Meat Center, LLC in EAST BERNARD, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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