Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170202493 - Employee's fingertips severed in meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170202493 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/22/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111932372	07/03/1991	2015	0	Louis Rich

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was operating a Weiler Meat Grinder, model 1109, serial #89157. When ground meat filled the discharge hopper and backed up into the discharge chute, he reached up into chute to remove the meat. The grinder had been turned off, but the blades had not stopped rotating when Employee #1 stuck his hands into the chute. The fingers on his left hand contacted the rotating blades and the ends of his ring and little fingers were severed. The grinder had a "kidney" on it with small openings that allowed access to the rotating blades.

Keywords: GRINDER, SEVERED, ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, WORK RULES, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111932372			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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