FRIONA, TEXAS—
Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD., 1530 W. Hwy 60, FRIONA, TEXAS 79035 on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a conveyor belt to make sure it was clean. It caught his arm, breaking and lacerating it.
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An employee sustained a partial amputation of the left index fingertip when his glove was caught in a cutter machine as he was removing a piece of chicken. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
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An employee was running a bacon conveyor line when his glove became caught by the conveyor resulting in amputation of his left little finger.
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An employee was cleaning a drain cover when he dropped the drain cover and it fell onto the tip of his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation with no bone loss.
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On July 22, 2020, at approximately 2:00 AM, an employee was preparing to wash down equipment. When he opened the door of the equipment, his left thumb was pinched against the power panel attached to the opposite wall, causing an injury that required surgical amputation of the distal portion of the thumb.
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