Chili's Bar & Grill

Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — LIBERTY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Chili's Bar & Grill in LIBERTY, TEXAS
Employer Chili's Bar & Grill Report ID 20191011215
Address 2125 Highway 146 Bypass City, State ZIP LIBERTY, TEXAS 77575
Event Date October 28, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cutting handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 722511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.07000, -94.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a lettuce slicer when her left thumb was caught between the slicer's blade and guard. She bumped the handle and the blade cut her left thumb, resulting in a thumb amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2019, a worker at Chili's Bar & Grill in LIBERTY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c., with cutting handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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