DENISON, TEXAS—
Ruiz Foods
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was using an industrial mixer to mix filler when he attempted to wipe the filler off the mixer. His right hand went into the opening and was struck by one of the mixer paddles, lacerating and fracturing it. The mixer was guarded at the time.
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