Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507712 - Employee's Finger Injured in Meat Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201507712 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310058938	05/07/2007	5411	445110	Food Maxx

Abstract: On May 1, 2007, Employee #1, an apprentice worker at a meat department, was clearing the remaining ground meat in a Hobart meat grinder and mixer. She was removing the meat that had accumulated at the neck connection between the grinder and mixer and also at the discharge end. She reached in into the mixing chamber of the mixer while the blades were still turning and her fingers were caught between the blades and the mixer bottom. Her right middle finger was amputated between the first and second joints and her right ring finger was fractured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, MEAT BLENDING MACH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310058938			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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