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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

HAMPTON, VIRGINIA—

Department of Veterans Administration Medical Center

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations

Final narrative

On Thursday, 06/11/2015 at 2:15 PM an employee at the Hampton VA Medical Center was injured on the job in the Main Kitchen (Building 116/Room 103) of the Nutrition & Food Services Department (N&FS). The employee had finished with food production efforts for the day and began daily sanitation/clean-up efforts. The employee was responsible for cleaning and sanitizing a 100-gallon kettle. At the time of the injury, the equipment was left in the "on" position; the paddles were rotating; and the probe had been removed from the bottom of the kettle thereby creating a small circular opening. The employee was cleaning out the circular opening (finger in upright position through the hole) when the paddle struck his finger. The paddle severed 1/2 inch of his middle finger on his left hand. Bone was visible. The employee was rushed to the Emergency Room for re-attachment efforts.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

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