Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133349.015 - Tendon in butcher's hand is lacerated by meat saw

Accident Summary Nr: 133349.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 01/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1512396.015	01/28/2021		445110	Smith'S Food And Drug #370

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, an employee was working for a regional chain of grocery stores. He was working as a butcher or meat cutter at one of the chain's supermarkets. He was working in the meat department prep area. He was operating a Hobart mechanical vertical meat saw to cut a T-bone steak. The meat kicked back, pushing the employee's left hand into the meat saw. The employee suffered a laceration to a tendon on top of his left hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Butcher, Food Preparation, Grocery Store, Hand, Kick Back, Laceration, Retail, Retail Store, Saw, Tendon

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1512396.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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