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Compass Group, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Compass Group, Inc. in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Employer Compass Group, Inc. Report ID 2019077814
Address 101 Student Union, LSU Tank City, State ZIP BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70808
Event Date July 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Industry (NAICS) 722310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.41000, -91.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was slicing potatoes with a food processor. The cutting blades caused amputations to three of the employee's fingers.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2019, a worker at Compass Group, Inc. in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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