McLane Classic Foods
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BURLESON, TEXAS
| Employer | McLane Classic Foods | Report ID | 2022021491 |
| Address | 3165 South Burleson Boulevard | City, State ZIP | BURLESON, TEXAS 76028 |
| Event Date | February 15, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1580740 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.47000, -97.26000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee removed a product pump face plate to investigate a no flow situation on a pouch machine. The plug supplying electricity to the mixer hopper was physically disconnected before the employee put his hand over the front of the pump and into the feed tube. As hot product was leaking from the pump body, the employee called for assistance to reassemble the pump and stop the leak. The employee then felt a pulling sensation on his finger from the pump, which had amputated the tip of his finger.
Incident Summary
On February 15, 2022, a worker at McLane Classic Foods in BURLESON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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