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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018043221 · 4/4/2018 · Little Caesars Pizza

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Little Caesars Pizza
Location
1200 Fairmont Ave, FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, 26554
NAICS
722211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 4, 2018, at approximately 8:30 p.m., an employee was cleaning a pizza dough sheeter machine's rollers when his right pinky finger was caught in the rollers, resulting in a medical amputation at the first knuckle. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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