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Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. in HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. Report ID 2016043197
Address 327 Russell Street City, State ZIP HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 01035
Event Date April 16, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.35000, -72.55000

Incident Narrative

While an employee was cutting product in the deli, the employee's knife came into contact with a hole in the employee's glove, amputating the left middle fingertip and fingernail.

Incident Summary

On April 16, 2016, a worker at Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. in HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with knives, unspecified or n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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