Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142831.015 - Employee amputates thumb on meat slicing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 142831.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/13/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573131.015	01/18/2022		445110	Kroger # 336

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on January 13, 2022, Employee #1 was using a Biro meat saw to cut round eye steaks. Employee #1 was in the process of cutting round eye steaks, when he sustained an avulsion to the tip of his left thumb. The guard of the saw was not adjusted to the width of the meat. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he received medical treatment for the severe laceration on the tip of the left thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Avulsion, Hand, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Meat Slicing Machine, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573131.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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