Farmers Cooperative Compress Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LUBBOCK, TEXAS
| Employer | Farmers Cooperative Compress Inc. | Report ID | 2024109567 |
| Address | 3800 Southeast Drive | City, State ZIP | LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79404 |
| Event Date | October 14, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Banding, baling, strapping machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.55000, -101.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a bale strapping machine when the machine engaged, amputating his left ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 14, 2024, a worker at Farmers Cooperative Compress Inc. in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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