Mount Franklin Foods LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — EL PASO, TEXAS
| Employer | Mount Franklin Foods LLC | Report ID | 2022053978 |
| Address | 1800 Northwestern Dr. | City, State ZIP | EL PASO, TEXAS 79912 |
| Event Date | May 7, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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) | 311911 | Inspection # | 1594514 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.87000, -106.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing a sanitation function on a can line machine and amputated the tip of her left middle finger in the conveyor pulley.
Incident Summary
On May 7, 2022, a worker at Mount Franklin Foods LLC in EL PASO, 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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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