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Lawler Foods, LTD

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HUMBLE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lawler Foods, LTD in HUMBLE, TEXAS
Employer Lawler Foods, LTD Report ID 2022065182
Address 2200 S. Houston Ave. City, State ZIP HUMBLE, TEXAS 77396
Event Date June 15, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311813 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.96000, -95.26000

Incident Narrative

After setting up equipment that deposits cake batter into a pan an employee was investigating why batter was overflowing in the pans. She moved a pan under the depositor to catch the batter. As she did this, the piston for the depositor engaged and pinched the tip of her right pinky finger in the opening where the batter is discharged, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2022, a worker at Lawler Foods, LTD in HUMBLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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