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Ellsworth Commissary

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ellsworth Commissary in ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Ellsworth Commissary Report ID 20201110474
Address 2649 Lemay Boulevard City, State ZIP ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA 57706
Event Date November 4, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.15000, -103.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a bone-in saw to cut steaks. While he was securing the meat against the plate, the meat slipped and his left thumb came into contact with the sawblade. The blade amputated part of the thumb.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2020, a worker at Ellsworth Commissary in ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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