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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015053767 · 5/7/2015 · B. J. Wholesale Club

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
B. J. Wholesale Club
Location
1050 Palisade Center Drive, WEST NYACK, NEW YORK, 10994
NAICS
424410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The corner tip of an employee's left index finger was cut while cutting pork with a band saw. The guard was down above the pork bone. The blade then struck the pork bone. The pork moved away from the blade, and the employee's fingertip made contact with the blade.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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