Mission Foods Grand Prairie
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
| Employer | Mission Foods Grand Prairie | Report ID | 2022032131 |
| Address | 2404 W. Pioneer Parkway | City, State ZIP | GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75051 |
| Event Date | March 9, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445299 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.71000, -97.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was checking a press line that had backed up. The chunker on the line amputated her left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 9, 2022, a worker at Mission Foods Grand Prairie in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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