Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at COSTCO, 851 SH 121, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to mix batter in a commercial mixer. When the machine started, the bowl started to move out of the frame. The employee attempted to catch the bowl and his hand was caught between the frame and the bowl, pinching and amputating a finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
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