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Seaboard Foods, LLC

Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached — Amputations — PERRYTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Seaboard Foods, LLC in PERRYTON, TEXAS
Employer Seaboard Foods, LLC Report ID 2023054565
Address 13180 FM 376 City, State ZIP PERRYTON, TEXAS 79070
Event Date May 22, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.21000, -100.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing the drive motor of a carcass-carrying cart. The employee raised the hinged slide and secured it with the chain attached to the slide. He then raised the cart off the ground by using the winch on the cart so that he could place wooden blocks underneath it. When the employee lowered the cart onto the blocks, the chain holding the slide in the upward position loosened, causing the slide to fall. The employee's left index finger was caught between the slide and metal plate, resulting in the amputation of his fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2023, a worker at Seaboard Foods, LLC in PERRYTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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