Lamb Weston
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO
| Employer | Lamb Weston | Report ID | 2022108870 |
| Address | 2975 Lamb Weston Road | City, State ZIP | AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO 83211 |
| Event Date | October 8, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Source of Injury | Hand grinders-powered |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.77000, -112.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a palm grinder to round edges on a metal sheet. The grinder blade caught his cut-resistant glove, pulled in his right thumb, and partially amputated it.
Incident Summary
On October 8, 2022, a worker at Lamb Weston in AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with hand grinders-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,124 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker injuries.
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