AMARILLO, TEXAS—
AFFILIATED FOODS INC.
Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AFFILIATED FOODS INC., 1401 W. FARMERS AVE., AMARILLO, TEXAS 79118 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to dismount his pallet jack when he was caught between a pole guard that guarded an entryway and the pallet jack, breaking his right lower leg.
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AMARILLO, TEXAS—
Affiliated Foods, Inc.
An employee was hanging up her jacket when she slipped and fell to the floor, sustaining a hip and knee injury.
AMARILLO, TEXAS—
Affiliated Foods, Inc.
An employee was exiting an exterior door in an aisle when his jacket was caught on the door knob. The door closed on their left index fingertip, amputating it.
AMARILLO, TEXAS—
Affiliated Foods, Inc.
An employee was driving a powered industrial truck. His foot was caught between the truck and a steel rack, and his ankle was broken. He was hospitalized.
AMARILLO, TEXAS—
Affiliated Foods Inc.
While attempting to free a potato that was stuck in a conveyor, an employee's fingertips were nipped by moving parts of the conveyor. The middle fingertip on the employee's left hand was amputated.
AMARILLO, TEXAS—
Affiliated Foods, Inc.
An employee was traveling down an aisle while operating a stand-up forklift when his lower left leg was caught between the forklift and racking. He sustained a laceration.
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