Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501657 - Employee's right thumb amputated in cutting bandsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 201501657 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125629535	02/18/2000	5421	0	Albertsons Stores Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on December 2, 1999, Employee #1, a Journeyman Meat Cutter, was working in the Meat Cutter Area at the Lucky Store Number 7071, in San Leandro, California. Employee #1 slipped and lost his balance, while cutting Chuck Roast on a Butcher-Boy Meat cutting bandsaw. His right thumb slipped off the carcass into the bandsaw blade and was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to the Eden Medical Center for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, THUMB, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125629535			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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