Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201790813 - Employee's Fingers Amputated by Meat Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201790813 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125556217	09/18/1998	2011	0	Facciola Meat Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a meat cutting saw (band saw) to cut strip loin. As Employee #1 was cutting the meat, a piece of bone caught the teeth of the saw blade. He tried to free the jammed bone from blade by pushing meat through, but his left hand slipped off the meat causing three fingers to contact blade and be cut off. Two of the fingers were reattached at the hospital.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, MEAT SLICING MACHINE, SLIP, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125556217			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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