Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-03-02 | Muleshoe | Texas | Caprock Dairy LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by animal, n.e.c. |
An employee was trying to direct milking heifers into milking stalls. The employee was pushing one of the heifers into the stall when she jerked her head up and caught the employee's finger against an overhead guardrail. The finger was amputated. | |||||
2017-01-31 | Muleshoe | Texas | Royston Gins INC. | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
On 1/31/2017 an employee was cleaning out an auger. Tension on the auger was released when the debris was cleared and the blade lacerated the employee's hand. | |||||
2015-03-11 | Muleshoe | Texas | Minsa Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Struck by discharged object or substance |
On March 11, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., three maintenance employees were checking a water pump when the system was placed in manual operation. The pressure started to increase, eventually rupturing the water tank and injuring the three employees. Two of the employees were critically injured. All three were taken to UMC hospital in Texas. |