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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017010523 · 1/17/2017 · Big 8 Store #69

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Meat, poultry, seafood

Employer

Name
Big 8 Store #69
Location
9817 Dyer Street, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79924
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting frozen meat with a band saw. The meat moved and the employee's fingers contacted the saw blade resulting in a partial amputation of two fingers on the right hand. The saw was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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