StartKleen Legacy LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — CENTER, TEXAS
| Employer | StartKleen Legacy LLC | Report ID | 2024010801 |
| Address | 1019 Shelbyville Street | City, State ZIP | CENTER, TEXAS 75935 |
| Event Date | January 25, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561720 | Inspection # | 1725625 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.79000, -94.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a chicken breast processor. A hook caught her hand and pulled it toward a pulley that lacerated it, tearing tendons and an artery. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On January 25, 2024, a worker at StartKleen Legacy LLC in CENTER, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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