Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brookshire Brothers, Inc., 2111 Spence St., LUFKIN, TEXAS 75901
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was wiping cake batter off the valve assembly area in the cake depositing machine when the machine actuated and amputated their right index fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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