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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118362 · 11/6/2015 · Brookshire Grocery Co.

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
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Brookshire Grocery Co.
Location
2211 E. Madison Ave., BASTROP, LOUISIANA, 71220
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting meat using a band saw. He lost his balance and his thumb went into the saw blade, amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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