Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Saxton Group, LLC, 180 Springtown Way, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 78666
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On August 19, 2019, an employee was slicing chicken on a meat slicer in automatic mode. He was trying to move the fence carriage closer to the meat to better hold it in place when the machine pushed his left thumb tip into the blade. As a result, he sustained an amputation to his left thumb tip.
In the kitchen prep area, an employee was operating a meat slicer to cut chicken breast into strips. The employee went to remove a piece of chicken that was stuck between the meat grip and the bottom of the slicer tray. Their right thumb got caught underneath the meat grip and the blade of the slicer amputated their thumb tip.
On February 8, 2022, at 9:20 a.m., an employee was slicing chicken utilizing a slicer. She went to remove a small piece of chicken breast that was lodged between the blade and the slicer tray when the blade contacted her left index fingertip, resulting in amputation.
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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