Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H-E-B, 530 Highway 6, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77478
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a meat saw to cut bone-in meat when his right index finger was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Butchering machinery
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