Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H-E-B, LP, 646 South Flores Steet, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78204
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cutting meat products with a meat saw. He slipped on a piece of meat on the floor, causing his right hand to slip and make contact with the saw blade. He suffered an amputation to the last joint of the middle finger, halfway down the fingernail.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Other constructed surface
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