Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156239 - Employee amputates finger on meat saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201156239 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300858594	06/21/2002	5411	0	Stater Brothers Market

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on June 12, 2002, Employee #1, a regular employee in the meat department of Stater Brothers Market in Fontana, CA, was using a 1.5 horsepower Butcher Boy meat cutting saw, Model Number B-14, Serial Number 4-18803, to cut pork country strips. He had cut four 50 lb cases of meat when his left little finger accidentally struck against the saw blade and was amputated. He was transported to Kaiser Permanente Hospital, where he was treated and then released. Employee #1 later stated that the guard on the saw was properly adjusted at the time of the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300858594			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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