SAN ANGELO, TEXAS—
Lone Star Beef Processors, L.P.
Gored, rammed by animal · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lone Star Beef Processors, L.P., 2150 E 37th Street, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS 76903 on — Fractures , affecting the Other multiple ear(s), facial locations.
Final narrative
An employee was washing a corral pen floor using a water hose. A cow charged him from the other side of the pen, hitting him in the back. He fell forward into the metal pen railing, suffering a broken nose and left orbital bone.
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An employee was operating a membrane skinner when her left little finger contacted the roller and blade, resulting in a laceration and hospitalization.
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Lone Star Beef Processors, L.P.
An employee's hand was caught in the membrane skinner, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was cleaning his knife at the end of a shift. The knife stabbed his left hand, puncturing his cut-resistant glove and cutting an artery. He was hospitalized.
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While dropping rounds of meat, an employee was sharpening a knife when a chunk of meat came down from the rail and struck his elbow, forcing the knife into his chest. He suffered a chest laceration.
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS—
Lone Star Beef Processors, L.P.
An employee was hit by a bull and sustained a right hip fractured that required surgery and overnight hospitalization.
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