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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024043007 · 4/5/2024 · Ole' Mexican Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Ole' Mexican Foods, Inc.
Location
6585 Crescent Drive, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
NAICS
311830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris from a tortilla cutter when his left hand contacted the machine, resulting in the partial amputation of the little finger and lacerations to the middle and ring fingers. The machine was not guarded or locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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