Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142632.015 - Employee amputates fingers using meat blending machine

Accident Summary Nr: 142632.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/05/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571871.015	01/11/2022		311991	Hy-Vee Fresh Commissary

Abstract: At 7:37 p.m. on January 5, 2022, an employee was in the process of cleaning a dual ribbon blender. The employee reached up into the discharge end of a blender in order to remove a piece of meat. During this process, his left hand come into contact with the rotating stainless steel blender ribbons. The employee amputated the second, third, fourth, and fifth digits of the left hand, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Hand, Meat Blending Mach

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571871.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Food Cleanup Worker

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