| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-27 | Friona | Tx | CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was trying to find a test sample that had been placed into a pipe. As her finger entered the expulsion port, the pneumatic valve closed, amputating the bottom pad of her right middle finger near the tip. | |||||
| 2020-08-13 | Friona | Tx | Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was inspecting a conveyor belt to make sure it was clean. It caught his arm, breaking and lacerating it. | |||||
| 2018-01-23 | Friona | Texas | Friona Farmers Co-Op Gin | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| An employee was attempting to stop a fire in a lint cleaner when his left hand became caught in the machine, amputating four fingers. | |||||
| 2016-10-23 | Friona | Texas | CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A maintenance employee was attempting to realign an overhead conveyor belt while on a scissor lift. While attempting to reach up and pull a lever, he started to lose his balance. To steady himself, he reached his left hand up into the conveyor belt and his glove was caught in the belt, leading to a deep abrasion on the top of his left hand that required surgery. | |||||
| 2016-04-08 | Friona | Texas | Golden Spread Redi-Mix, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| A maintenance employee was greasing a bearing and could not get the grease to flow. When he put his finger on the fitting to get the grease to flow, other workers moved the motor, which amputated his right middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-05-05 | Friona | Texas | Cargill | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee adjusting a skinner machine locked out the machine with a wrench and loosened a bolt. The wrench slipped off of the blade, causing her right index finger to contact the blade and remove skin. | |||||