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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099627 · 9/18/2018 · Burgers Smokehouse

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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

Employer

Name
Burgers Smokehouse
Location
32819 HWY 87, CALIFORNIA, MISSOURI, 65018
NAICS
424470
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was slicing ham on a band saw when the ham became caught on the blade. The ham lifted and rotated sideways, causing the employee's hand to slip and contact the blade. The employee suffered a laceration/partial amputation to the left index finger and a small laceration to the left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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