Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126895.015 - Employee amputates hand while using meat grinder machine

Accident Summary Nr: 126895.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1459952.015	01/31/2020		445110	A Plus K

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on January 16, 2020, an employee was prepping to grind chicken to make kabobs. The employee started to grind the chicken, when the chicken became sticky. The employee was attempting to unstick the chicken, when his right wrist got caught in the meat grinding machine. The employee suffered an amputation of the right hand, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Grinder, Grinding Machine, Hand, Machine Guarding, Meat Grinder, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1459952.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order

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