Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BEACHWOOD, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in BEACHWOOD, OHIO
Employer Olive Garden Italian Restaurant Report ID 2024098446
Address 26000 Harvard Road City, State ZIP BEACHWOOD, OHIO 44122
Event Date September 11, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 722511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.44000, -81.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dislodging a potato from a food processor when the blade lacerated their finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2024, a worker at Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in BEACHWOOD, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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