Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bimbo Bakeries USA, 6650 N Houston Rosslyn Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77091
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 25, 2022, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was looking into an issue at the bun mixer when both hands got caught under the knife that cuts the dough. The employee's right hand fingers were severely cut. The employee's left hand also sustained lacerations.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
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