Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Valley Smoke Restaurant, LLC., 11 South Roscoe Boulevard, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA 32082
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On November 7, 2021, an employee was cutting peppers using a dicer machine. He changed the blade, turned on the machine, and put the peppers back into the machine when the blade contacted his right middle and index fingertips. The employee suffered an amputation without bone loss on his index fingertip and an amputation with bone loss on his middle fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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