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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021016 · 2/1/2024 · The Bakery Place, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
The Bakery Place, Inc.
Location
5810 Old Winter Garden Road, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32835
NAICS
311811
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been grinding potatoes. After finishing, the employee took off the feeding tray and saw some potato left in the throat of the grinder. She was clearing it when the grinder amputated her right ring, middle, and index fingers, as well as her right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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