Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121588.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb while cutting meat with s

Accident Summary Nr: 121588.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 11/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444225.015	11/12/2019		445110	Rosara Investments, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 11:10 a.m. on November 8, 2019, an employee working for a supermarket was preparing frozen meat to be cut using a Biro meat saw. While the employee was cutting, the meat jumped or jerked causing his left hand to hit the sawblade. The employee suffered a transphalangeal injury to his hand and partially amputated his thumb, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Defect, Defective, Finger, Grocery Store, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Kick Back, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Slicing Machine, Partial Amputation, Safety Device, Sawblade, Sheared, Struck Against, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1444225.015	68	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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