Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DILLONS FOOD STORE, 640 N. WEST ST., WICHITA, KANSAS 67203
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was grinding meat in a meat market when his hand entered the meat grinder, resulting in an amputation to the end of his right middle finger.
A security/surveillance/greeter employee was trying to recover a shopping cart taken by an alleged shoplifter. The person attacked the employee, punching him, and there was an altercation. The employee was stabbed in the abdomen, suffering liver damage, and was hospitalized.
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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An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.
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