Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121608.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated by meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 121608.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434716.015	06/27/2019		445110	Stater Bros Market

Abstract: At 10:55 a.m. on May 22, 2019, an employee was wiping the face of the grinder plate with his thumb after grinding meat for a customer. The employee did not turn off the machine before wiping the face of the plate and the plate openings were large enough for a person's finger to access the point of operation. The employee's thumb got caught in the point of operation and made contact with the cutting blade and auger. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the tip of his right thumb.

Keywords: Amputation, Auger, Blade, Caught In, Cleaning, Contact, Cutting, Fingertip, Grinder, Meat Grinder, Operating, Point Of Operation, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434716.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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