First Watch Restaurants
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
| Employer | First Watch Restaurants | Report ID | 2022043444 |
| Address | 1703 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd | City, State ZIP | WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401 |
| Event Date | April 21, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Food slicers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 722511 | Inspection # | 1592671 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.72000, -80.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting roast beef on a slicer. While the employee was pushing the meat forward, the blade cut the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation without bone loss.
Incident Summary
On April 21, 2022, a worker at First Watch Restaurants in WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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