Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141875.015 - Employee amputates thumb on bandsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 141875.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 12/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568328.015	12/13/2021		445110	Lowe'S Market

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 12, 2021, an employee was cutting beef shanks on a bandsaw with a bone cutting blade when his thumb made contact with the blade. The employee was hospitalized and the tip of his thumb on his right hand was amputated.

Keywords: Bandsaw, Blade, Contact, Meat Slicing Machine, Partial Amputation, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568328.015	66	M	Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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