Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170188031 - Employee's thumb amputated while cleaning meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170188031 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 11/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112075254	12/20/1990	2011	0	Star Temporary Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 a.m. on November 27, 1990, Employee #1 was cleaning off excess meat from the blade of a meat grinder. The electric power to the grinder had been disconnected by the foreman. Employee #1 removed the guard and started to clean the grinder, unaware that the blade was still coasting. He slipped and his thumb contacted the rotating blade, which was behind a 1 in. thick plate that had several 1 in. diameter holes in it. His thumb went through one of the holes and was amputated. Employee #1 had been working at this facility for a week, and had received no specific training on cleaning the grinders. The employer was cited for lack of an accident prevention program and for not reporting the incident.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, THUMB, INEXPERIENCE, BLADE, UNTRAINED, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112075254			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Food batchmakers

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