Struck against object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FBC of Lafayette, 720 west Simcoe St., LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70508
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to remove bread from an outer slicer blade. She swiped at the debris and her left index finger contacted the outside bread slicer blade, amputating her left index fingertip.
An employee was tying a feed bag when his hand slipped and struck the side of the feed hopper resulting in a laceration to the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
At approximately 9:45 AM, a maintenance technician was assisting in removing a feed roller from a coating tank. The bolts were removed and a supporting chain was in place. The technician was using a prybar to unseat the roller shaft when the prybar slipped, causing him to lunge forward and strike the right side of his face against a valve stem. The technician sustained a fracture and laceration to the cheek, and required surgery for an injury related to his right eye. He was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning and performing maintenance on a vertical panel saw when the employee impacted the saw blade. They sustained a finger fracture and laceration.
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