Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181721 - EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUGHT IN MEAT GRINDER

Accident Summary Nr: 170181721 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/19/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112024120	01/21/1992	5411	0	Price Food Mkt.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MAKING HAMBURGER USING A WORM-TYPE POWER-DRIVEN GRINDER ON WHICH THE GUARD HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF AND NOT YET REPAIRED. WHILE WORKING, HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND; HIS ARM WAS PULLED INTO THE GRINDER TO JUST BELOW HIS RIGHT ELBOW. EMPLOYEE #1 HIT THE SHUT-OFF SWITCH, STOPPING THE MACHINE, AND CALLED FOR HELP. NO OTHER EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY SAW THIS OCCURRENCE. EMPLOYEE #1 LOST HIS ARM UP TO THE ELBOW.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, ARM, HAND, UNGUARDED, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112024120			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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