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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109498 · 10/11/2024 · Whole Foods Market

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source
Stationary saws band
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Whole Foods Market
Location
238 Bedford Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11249
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting meat using a bandsaw. The meat slipped and the employee's right hand came into contact with the blade, which amputated his right index finger at the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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