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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021108918 · 10/16/2021 · Hy-Vee

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Hy-Vee
Location
1525 East 23rd Street South, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, 64055
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running meat through a powered tenderizer. The tenderizer caught the employee's glove and crushed the employee's little finger, which had to be medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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