F & S Fresh Foods
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | F & S Fresh Foods | Report ID | 2024109283 |
| Address | 8255 Tewantin Drive | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77061 |
| Event Date | October 4, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Food slicers |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1780443 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.65000, -95.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding cabbage into a slicer to be shredded when a jam occurred. The employee stopped the machine, removed the guard to clear the jam, and sustained a partial amputation to his left index finger.
Incident Summary
On October 4, 2024, a worker at F & S Fresh Foods in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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