Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quality Sausage Company LLC, 1925 Lon Star Dr., DALLAS, TEXAS 75212
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
At the end of shift, an employee turned off the grinder and used his right hand to clean meat off the grinder plate. The employee's right index finger went into a hole in the grinder plate and the fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Meat grinders
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