Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Carrabba's Italian Grill, 500 Commerce Dr., PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA 30269
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a food processor when its blade amputated the tip of his left middle finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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