Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170883912 - Employee partially amputates finger in bandsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 170883912 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/17/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119870681	07/25/1995	2011	0	King Meats Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, of a meat cutting and distributing company, had been assigned to cut beef neck bones measuring 4 in. high by 6 in. wide by 20 in. long. He was operating a Butcher Boy bandsaw with an adjustable blade guard 9 in. above the table and 5 in. above the stock being cut. The guard was not placed down to the stock to prevent accidental contact with the blade, and Employee #1 sustained a partial amputation of his right index finger. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, WORK RULES, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119870681			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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