WACO, TEXAS—
CARGILL
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CARGILL, 2510 Lake Shore Drive, WACO, TEXAS 76705 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a pneumatic cutter to cut a turkey neck when the cutter amputated his middle fingertip.
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