Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201089554 - Employee Injures Hand While Cutting Meat with Band Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201089554 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120148895	07/17/2007	5411	445110	Albertsons

Abstract: On March 7, 2007, Employee #1, a butcher, was cutting steaks for the meat counter at a grocery store. He was cutting the steaks on the band saw and he noticed there was a lot of fat on the steaks. As he pushed the meat through the band saw, the fat became caught on the saw blade and his hand contacted the saw blade. He was transported to the Industrial Medical Group in Bakersfield, CA for treatment. His injury did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, FOOD PREPARATION, BANDSAW, STRUCK AGAINST, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120148895			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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