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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20181111746 · 11/14/2018 · BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (store #308)

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (store #308)
Location
186 Highway 31, FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY, 08822
NAICS
452910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting pork loin with a band saw. As he tried to adjust a stuck gauge plate, his left hand contacted the band saw blade, causing a deep knuckle laceration that required surgery to repair the ligament.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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