Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at H-E-B, LP
Start: 10/14/2024

1 amputation · 2024109529 · 10/14/2024 · H-E-B, LP

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
Source: Other constructed surface
Secondary source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: H-E-B, LP
Location: 646 South Flores Steet, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78204
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting meat products with a meat saw. He slipped on a piece of meat on the floor, causing his right hand to slip and make contact with the saw blade. He suffered an amputation to the last joint of the middle finger, halfway down the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown