Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201496502 - Employee Partially Amputates Right Thumb on Meat Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201496502 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315074856	05/09/2012	5411	445110	The Vons Companies Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:24 p.m. on April 27, 2012, Employee #1, with the Vons Companies Inc., was in the process of cutting a piece of meat on a Westglen Cobra 16 meat band saw when his right hand thumb came in contact with the running blade of the saw. The employee sustained a partial finger amputation. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, ROTATING KNIFE, THUMB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315074856			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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