Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sam's Club
Start: 7/27/2015

1 amputation · 2015075070 · 7/27/2015 · Sam's 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: Sam's Club
Location: 1615 South Loop West, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77054
NAICS: 452910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's thumb tip was amputated while operating a band saw to cut boneless ribeye steaks in the meat department. Hand/finger guards were not in place at the time. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown