Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201086808 - Meatcutter Lacerates Arm and Wrist in Band Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201086808 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120215363	11/08/2005	2011	311611	Harris Ranch Beef Co

Abstract: On July 13, 2005, Employee #1 was working at a meat packing plant in Selma, CA. He was on the loin line, using an AEW 24-in. band saw to cut meat, when the portion of meat he was cutting slipped from his hands. His wrist and arm guard, the protection issued by the company, hit the saw blade. The blade cut through the guard and cut his wrist. Employee #1 was taken to Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, CA., for treatment. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BANDSAW, MEAT SLICING MACHINE, LACERATION, ARM, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120215363			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Butchers and meat cutters

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