Amputations

Name: Amputations at COST U LESS
Start: 8/7/2020

1 amputation · 2020087495 · 8/7/2020 · COST U LESS

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: COST U LESS
Location: 136A Route 4, BARRIGADA, GUAM, 96921
NAICS: 452910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut a beef shank when the shank became displaced after contacting the saw blade. The blade then amputated the employee's left middle finger.

Source

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