Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038064 - Employee's Finger Is Injured in Meat Tenderizer

Accident Summary Nr: 201038064 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126169580	04/11/2006	5812	711110	Off Street Cafe

Abstract: On March 10, 2006, Employee #1 was using a meat grinder/tenderizer manufactured by the Toledo Scale Corporation, Model Number 5255, 1/3 HP, Serial Number 857871, 115 volts, with overall dimensions of 8.5 in. by 12 in., with 2.25 in. diameter rollers. He was feeding pieces of meat into the top inlet of the machine. He was injured, when he put his left hand at the meat discharge at the bottom of the machine and a finger was pulled into the nip point between two tenderizer rollers. He was taken to the UCI Medical Center with his finger still trapped between the rollers. The hospital separated the rollers from his index finger. The finger had to be amputated later due to an infection.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126169580			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Short-order cooks

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