Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201122694 - Employee Suffers Amputation Using Meat Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201122694 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125526723	08/25/2000	2013	0	Columbus Salame Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a lab technician, was feeding meat into a grinder when her hand was caught by the worm and was amputated at the wrist. The grinder did not have a guard to prevent the operator's fingers from contacting the worm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, HAND, UNGUARDED, MEAT GRINDER, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125526723			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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