Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170706493 - Employee's finger amputated by electric saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170706493 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 01/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119910446	01/05/1994	5411	0	Scolari'S Grocery Market

Abstract: Employee #1, a union journeyman meat cutter with approximately 12 years of experience, was alone at Scolari's Meat Market on New Year's Day cutting pigs' feet half lengthwise on an electric bandsaw, known as the butcher boy saw. The saw is equivalent to a 12-inch by 4-inch wood band saw. A table on the saw moves left and right on rollers. This allows meat sitting on a flat plate to be pushed then pulled into, through, and past the downward running 3/4-inch blade. A customer's call distracted Employee #1's attention and he ran his right index finger through the blade, amputating it.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, WORK RULES, MEAT SLICING MACHINE, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119910446			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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