Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146750.015 - Employee amputates thumb tip on bandsaw while cutting meat

Accident Summary Nr: 146750.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573849.015	01/21/2022		311612	Mountain Meadows Lamb Corporation

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was operating a Marel 400 SS Bandsaw cutting "shoulder chop" meat product. During the cut, the employee struck his thumb on the sawblade and amputated his thumb tip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Bandsaw, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Meat Processing, Meat Slicing Machine, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Sawblade, Struck Against, Thumb, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1573849.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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