Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145498.015 - Employee suffers partial amputation while using meat bandsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 145498.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/31/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1586471.015	03/30/2022		445110	El Super

Abstract: At 9:06 a.m. on October 31, 2021, Employee # 1, a meat clerk, was assisting with cutting ribs, using a Hobart meat cutting bandsaw (model 6801). Employee # 1 was not using a pusher plate and the gauge plate. He was holding the meat with both hands and moving it towards the cutting edge of the bandsaw. As he was cutting the ribs, his hand came into contact with the cutting edge of the bandsaw, resulting in a partial amputation of the ring finger. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Cutting, Finger, Partial Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1586471.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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