The Olive Garden
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — BOISE, IDAHO
| Employer | The Olive Garden | Report ID | 2016010228 |
| Address | 320 N. Milwaukee St. | City, State ZIP | BOISE, IDAHO 83704 |
| Event Date | January 11, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 722110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.60000, -116.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding potatoes into the robot coupe and contacted the blades resulting in the amputation of the left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 11, 2016, a worker at The Olive Garden in BOISE, IDAHO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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