Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170158554 - Employee's hand amputated after caught in meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170158554 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111755443	11/05/1991	5421	0	Sunset Grocery

Abstract: At about 7:20 p.m. on November 4, 1991, Employee #1, a co-owner of Sunset Grocery, was cleaning a meat grinder when it was inadvertently activated, catching and crushing her right hand. Paramedics responded and transported Employee #1 to Cedars-Sinai Hospital, where the machine was cut away from her arm and her hand was amputated above the wrist. Employee #1 was a partner with her husband in the ownership of the business. No citations were issued.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, HAND, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111755443			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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