Farmers Cooperative Compress Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Farmers Cooperative Compress Inc. in 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.

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