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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015041919 · 4/11/2015 · Safeway/Alberstons

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Food slicers

Employer

Name
Safeway/Alberstons
Location
7055 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80918
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee amputated his thumb while sharpening a meat slicer. Guards were not in place at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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