Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Surface and flesh wounds unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Swift Beef Company, 5950 Trail End Rd,, CACTUS, TEXAS 79013
on — Surface and flesh wounds unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was picking trim from a bucket when his right hand became caught in the skinner blade and roller, resulting in injuries to the index finger and thumb.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Butchering machinery
An employee was working on a pump. When a cap was opened to prime the pump, pressurized steam was released and burned the left side of the employee's body. The employee was hospitalized.
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