Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Winn-Dixie, 30346 Old Dixie Hwy., HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA 33030
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On or about 9/25/2016, an employee was cutting a squash with a manual vegetable slicer when the slicer amputated part of his nail and his right middle fingertip.
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when his right little finger became caught in the saw. The employee sustained an open displaced fracture of the proximal phalanx of right little finger and required surgery.
An employee was walking behind a service desk when they tripped over a box on the floor and fell, resulting in a dislocated left shoulder and a fractured right shoulder.
After taking out the trash, an employee was closing a metal fence gate when the gate fell and struck their chest. The employee sustained broken ribs and vertebrae damage.
An employee was cutting bone-in pork loins using a saw. A loud noise occurred, startling the employee and the saw slipped. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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