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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099775 · 9/20/2018 · Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Secondary source
Cooking and eating utensils, except knives

Employer

Name
Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc.
Location
6880 Fairfield Business Center Dr., FAIRFIELD, OHIO, 45014
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 9/20/2018, an employee was using a spatula to break up clumps of sugar in a commercial mixer when the mixing blades grabbed the spatula, pulling the employee's hand into the blades and resulting in an amputation of the left index fingertip. The mixer was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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