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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022108870 · 10/8/2022 · Lamb Weston

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Hand grinders-powered
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Lamb Weston
Location
2975 Lamb Weston Road, AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO, 83211
NAICS
311421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a palm grinder to round edges on a metal sheet. The grinder blade caught his cut-resistant glove, pulled in his right thumb, and partially amputated it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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