Proportion Foods, LLC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
| Employer | Proportion Foods, LLC. | Report ID | 2021075693 |
| Address | 101 Chisholm Trail Rd | City, State ZIP | ROUND ROCK, TEXAS 78681 |
| Event Date | July 12, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1541915 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.51000, -97.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning meat off a conveyor belt when his glove was caught under the belt, causing his finger to be pulled into the sprocket and resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 12, 2021, a worker at Proportion Foods, LLC. in ROUND ROCK, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 amputation.
Context
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