Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cosentino's Price Chopper, 896 South 291 Highway, LIBERTY, MISSOURI 64068
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was trimming a turkey bone using a band saw when they sustained a laceration to their right index finger. The employee was hospitalized and sustained a medical amputation of the finger.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Butchering machinery
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After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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