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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076487 · 7/18/2016 · Quality Sausage Company LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Meat grinders

Employer

Name
Quality Sausage Company LLC
Location
1925 Lon Star Dr., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75212
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At the end of shift, an employee turned off the grinder and used his right hand to clean meat off the grinder plate. The employee's right index finger went into a hole in the grinder plate and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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