Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201796406 - Employee injured due to cleaver accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201796406 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126087337	11/15/2002	5411	0	Tawa Supermarket Inc. Dba 99 Ranch Market, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on November 10, 2002, Employee #1, a supermarket worker in the fish department, was attempting to cut a catfish into 4 pieces. He was using an 8-inch cleaver, in his right hand, to perform this task. For some reason, the blade came into contact with Employee #1's left hand and cut two of his fingers. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a transverse amputation to his index and middle fingers at the level of the distal interphalangeal joints (one-quarter of the length).

Keywords: KNIFE, SEVERED, FINGER, LACERATION, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126087337			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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