UFP Saginaw, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SAGINAW, TEXAS
| Employer | UFP Saginaw, LLC | Report ID | 2021098183 |
| Address | 444 Sansom Blvd | City, State ZIP | SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179 |
| Event Date | September 22, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.85000, -97.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating equipment that produced wooden stakes. Lumber became jammed, and as the employee tried to free it, his left little finger was caught between the end of a piece of lumber and the side of a conveyor belt. The finger was pinched and required partial medical amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 22, 2021, a worker at UFP Saginaw, LLC in SAGINAW, 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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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