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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119626 · 11/7/2021 · Valley Smoke Restaurant, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Valley Smoke Restaurant, LLC.
Location
11 South Roscoe Boulevard, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32082
NAICS
722511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On November 7, 2021, an employee was cutting peppers using a dicer machine. He changed the blade, turned on the machine, and put the peppers back into the machine when the blade contacted his right middle and index fingertips. The employee suffered an amputation without bone loss on his index fingertip and an amputation with bone loss on his middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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