Work-Related Amputations in the Food Service Industry

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University
• Description:
  Food slicers are commonly used in grocery stores, restaurants, and delicatessens to prepare meats, cheeses and other food items. These machines typically have an electrical-powered rotary blade and can cause severe injury if all safety procedures are not followed. Between 2014 and 2016, food slicers caused 41 work-place amputations in Michigan. Food slicers caused roughly one out of every eight amputations in the restaurant industry. Nearly all (98%) amputations caused by a food slicer involved the end of a finger. Although females experienced only 10% of amputations resulting from other causes, almost half of food slicer-related amputations occurred among females. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Food Handling Food Industry Occupational Health Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Cutting Tools Food Services Hand Protection Hazards Safety Practices Traumatic Injuries
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066712
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2018 Dec; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related amputations in the food service industry
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1ee1f0720947892d5386c57adba83aefe4ed055ef14cb26d0a3230af83a1aed41cc432e53eb04e4791ce4a861a86b4c0750d40388d70143d3e9874b801cfe47d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231074/cdc_231074_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 601.42 KB ]