Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120406.015 - Employee amputates thumb on band saw

Accident Summary Nr: 120406.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1410097.015	06/20/2019		445110	Gonzalez Food Enterprises, Inc

Abstract: At 1:38 p.m. on May 19, 2019, an employee was cutting meat using a Hobart band saw, model 5413. Without adjusting the guard, the employee began pushing the meat through the blade when her thumb made contact with the blade. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of her right thumb.

Keywords: Amputation, Bandsaw, Blade, Contact, Cutting, Machine Guarding, Meat Slicing Machine, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1410097.015	34	F	Hospitalized injury

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