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Discovery Village at Boynton Beach

Struck against object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Discovery Village at Boynton Beach in BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Discovery Village at Boynton Beach Report ID 2019032459
Address 4733 NW 7th Court, Bldg AL City, State ZIP BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 33426
Event Date March 7, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Food slicers
Industry (NAICS) 531311 Inspection # 1384818
GPS Coordinates 26.56000, -80.07000

Incident Narrative

A kitchen cook was cleaning a meat slicer when the pad of her right index finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2019, a worker at Discovery Village at Boynton Beach in BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against object or equipment, unspecified, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 113 severe injury reports involving "Struck against object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against object or equipment, unspecified injuries.

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