Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pay and Save, Inc., 7305 Pecos St., DENVER, COLORADO 80221
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee opened the lid of a meat grinder and caught her arm in the meat tumbler. She suffered an avulsion to the right forearm.
An employee was using a meat saw to cut beef shanks when his right hand slipped and the saw contacted his right thumb and index finger. The employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation of the distal phalanx.
An employee was unloading a grocery truck on a dock. As he was setting a dock plate between the truck and the dock floor, his right foot was caught under the dock plate. He suffered a fracture to the second metatarsal.
An employee was removing two stacked pallets from a truck while standing on a scissor lift. The top pallet of product fell and struck the employee knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained injuries to his head, back, arms and legs.
An employee was using a meat band saw to cut up beef feet when the employee's gloved left hand was pulled into the band saw, resulting in a left index finger amputation to the first knuckle.
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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