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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043834 · 4/20/2017 · Lewis Food Town Inc.

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
Lewis Food Town Inc.
Location
435 Sheldon Rd, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a bone-in saw to cut meat when his left hand slipped off the meat and contacted the blade, amputating his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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