Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139474.015 - Employee amputates tip of thumb while using meat saw

Accident Summary Nr: 139474.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546746.015	08/09/2021		445110	The Vons Companies, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:10 a.m. on April 3, 2021, Employee #1 was cutting flank ribs with a meat saw when her right thumb slipped and made contact with the rotating blade. The employee was not using the pusher plate at the time of the incident. As a result, the employee sustained an amputation of the right thumb tip. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Contact, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Machine Guarding, Meat Processing, Rib, Rotating Parts, Saw, Slippery Surface, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1546746.015	25	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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