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sweetgreen

Injured by object held or wielded by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at sweetgreen in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer sweetgreen Report ID 2025043506
Address 10 Hudson Yards City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001
Event Date April 15, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Injured by object held or wielded by person Source of Injury Knives
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 722513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.75000, -74.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting sweet potatoes with a knife and amputated his left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2025, a worker at sweetgreen in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object held or wielded by person, with knives identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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