Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Albertson's, 117 West Janeaux Street, LEWISTOWN, MONTANA 59457
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was operating the tenderizer when a piece of steak became stuck in the machine. The employee went to remove the steak when the machine activated, causing the employee's glove to become caught on the tenderizer. The employee's ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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