Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Houchens Foood Group
Start: 12/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211598 · 12/15/2024 · Houchens Foood Group

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: Houchens Foood Group
Location: 2507 Gallia Street, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 45662
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a bandsaw to cut meat. They were wearing cut-resistant gloves, and a loose thread on the gloves got caught in the blade. Their right little finger was pulled into the saw. The employee suffered a finger laceration with a lacerated tendon.

Source

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