Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Meat Store, 956 Old State Route 74, BATAVIA, OHIO 45103
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a meat grinder to shred chicken when the grinder blade cut their left index fingertip, resulting in an 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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