Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hy-Vee, Inc, 2501 Cornhusker Dr., SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA 68776
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using the right hand to push meat across a meat slicer when the employee's vinyl glove was caught by the slicer blade, pulling the employee's right thumb into the blade. The employee's right thumb tip was amputated along with part of the thumbnail.
An employee was stocking products on a shelf when she tripped on a metal buffer pole (that protects the cooler from carts/pallets) and fell to the ground. She was transported to the hospital to treat a fractured hip.
An employee was bringing a wallet to a customer who forgot it in the store. The employee was walking through the parking lot when they fell over a curb to the concrete pavement, resulting in a fractured left femur and hip. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was walking around the register, stocking candy and straightening flyers at her station. There was water left over from floor cleaning, which caused the employee to slip and fall to the floor. She suffered bruising and a torn ligament on her right side, as well as contusions on her right arm and wrist.
An employee descending a fixed ladder fell backwards and landed on the concrete ground. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the back and neck and required three staples in the head.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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