Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at T G Meat Center LLC, 508 WALLACE ST, EAST BERNARD, TEXAS 77435
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
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.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Butchering machinery
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