Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110266.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when struck by meat bandsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 110266.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 10/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1354909.015	10/22/2018		445110	Weis Markets, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on October 17, 2018, an employee was cutting meat and misjudged how close his right hand was to the blade. The employee amputated the tip of his middle finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Blade, Finger, Fingertip, Meat Slicing Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1354909.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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