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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201110474 · 11/4/2020 · Ellsworth Commissary

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Ellsworth Commissary
Location
2649 Lemay Boulevard, ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57706
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a bone-in saw to cut steaks. While he was securing the meat against the plate, the meat slipped and his left thumb came into contact with the sawblade. The blade amputated part of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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