Amputations

Name: Amputations at Boyer's Food Markets Inc.
Start: 5/13/2017

1 amputation · 2017054366 · 5/13/2017 · Boyer's Food Markets 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: Food slicers

Employer

Name: Boyer's Food Markets Inc.
Location: 550 W. Oak St., FRACKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17931
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On Saturday, May 13, 2017, at approximately 10:45 AM, an employee was slicing meat using a meat slicer. She placed her right hand on the slicer hold-down knob but her right thumb moved to the side of the hold-down/guard. As she proceeded to slice the lunch meat, her right thumb contacted the blade, amputating the thumb tip.

Source

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