Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170204812 - Employee's thumb tip amputated while sharpening slicer blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170204812 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 02/15/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120023676	03/05/1996	5812	0	Max'S Opera Cafe

Abstract: Employee #1 was sharpening the blade on a Globe 500LR slicer, serial #588041. The slicer was equipped with two 1 1/2 in. diameter stones on a spinning sharpening mechanism that would, when operating correctly, sharpen both sides of the 12 in. diameter blade. One stone was jammed and not spinning, so Employee #1 tapped it with the tip of his right thumb. The stone struck the blade and spun his thumb into it, amputating the tip.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, SLICER, WORK RULES, THUMB, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, BLADE, SHARPENING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120023676			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cooks, except short order

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