Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Qvest Sanitation, LLC, 1111 Linwood blvd, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73106
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was checking the rotating paddles of a meat blender to ensure they were clean when she lost her balance and her fingers became pinched between the paddle and the wall of the blender. The employee sustained the amputation of her right index finger and lacerations to her middle and ring fingers.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Other constructed surface
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