Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104210.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when caught in meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 104210.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/02/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1297454.015	03/28/2018		722511	Zingermans Roadhouse

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on February 2, 2018, an employee was running vegetables through a meat grinder to make vegetable burgers. As he fed vegetables into the grinder with his right hand, the glove he was wearing became caught in the machine's auger. His hand was pulled into the machine, amputating his middle finger behind his fingernail. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Caught In, Finger, Meat Grinder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1297454.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order

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