ALLIED FEEDS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ALLIED FEEDS, INC. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer ALLIED FEEDS, INC. Report ID 2021098199
Address 4542 RIGSBY AVE., [[email protected]] City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78222
Event Date September 23, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-screw, auger
Industry (NAICS) 311119 Inspection # 1554786
GPS Coordinates 29.39000, -98.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transferring grain when their left hand contacted a running grain auger, resulting in a fractured middle finger that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2021, a worker at ALLIED FEEDS, INC. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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