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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024109283 · 10/4/2024 · F & S Fresh Foods

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 slicers
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
F & S Fresh Foods
Location
8255 Tewantin Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding cabbage into a slicer to be shredded when a jam occurred. The employee stopped the machine, removed the guard to clear the jam, and sustained a partial amputation to his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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