Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108697.015 - Employee amputates thumb tip while using band saw

Accident Summary Nr: 108697.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 08/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1339003.015	08/20/2018		445110	Whole Foods Market, Store #10336

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on August 12, 2018, an employee was cutting marrow bones very thin for a customer using a band saw. The employee was holding both sides of the bone and struck the tip of his left thumb against the blade, amputating it. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Meat Slicing Machine, Struck Against, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1339003.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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