FORT WORTH, TEXAS—
Five Star Custom Foods
Struck by object tipping over · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Five Star Custom Foods, 3709 E. First Street, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76111 on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
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Final narrative
A maintenance employee was loosening the caster wheels on an auger conveyor when it tipped over. It pushed the employee back and pinned down his right leg, resulting in a fractured femur.
More severe injuries at Five Star Custom Foods
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—
Five Star Custom Foods
An employee was adjusting a box maker when it pinched her finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—
Five Star Custom Foods
An employee was cleaning the surface of a grinding plate when the plate amputated a right-hand fingertip.
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