Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143243.015 - Employee cuts finger while slicing pork with saw, later ampu

Accident Summary Nr: 143243.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 01/21/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575349.015	01/31/2022		311611	Swift Pork Company

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on January 21, 2022, an employee was using a bandsaw to remove bones from product. The employee had a pork butt on the slide table preparing to make a cut when he was distracted by a coworker cuasing the employee to run his finger through the bandsaw. The employee partially amputated his left ring finger at the distal joint and was hospitalized. The finger was later surgically ampuatated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Cutting, Distracted, Finger, Food processing, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Meat Slicing Machine, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575349.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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