Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200526689 - Partial finger amputation by meat cutter's band saw

Accident Summary Nr: 200526689 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305716631	05/05/2003	2011	311611	Ibp, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a band saw to saw the shoulder of a butchered pig, when the jowl of the carcass got caught at the end of the conveyor. With the saw and conveyor still running, he grabbed the shoulder to unjam it, and his left middle finger contacted the saw, resulting in the partial amputation of his left middle finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305716631			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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