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Caviness Beef Packers

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HEREFORD, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Caviness Beef Packers in HEREFORD, TEXAS
Employer Caviness Beef Packers Report ID 2022076670
Address 3255 W. Highway 60 City, State ZIP HEREFORD, TEXAS 79045
Event Date July 29, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.75000, -102.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lining up holes to place a bolt on an auger. His finger was caught between the auger drive shaft and the auger screw resulting in an amputation injury.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2022, a worker at Caviness Beef Packers in HEREFORD, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 amputation.

Context

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