Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sams Club
Start: 9/10/2016

1 amputation · 2016098567 · 9/10/2016 · Sams Club

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Sams Club
Location: 3735 Union Road, CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK, 14225
NAICS: 452910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a vertical meat cutting bandsaw to cut short ribs. The employee's glove became caught in the working section of the sawblade, resulting in the amputation of the left ring and little fingertips.

Source

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