Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452793 - Employee's Hand Is Amputated in Meat Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 202452793 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/12/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307169391	08/17/2006	5411	445110	La Unica Market

Abstract: At around 9:49 a.m. on August 12, 2006, Employee #1, with La Unica Market, was grinding meat using a Butcher Boy Grinder (Model Number B32-49, Serial Number 498). He was pushing meat into the worm of the grinder with his right hand, while catching the ground meat with his left hand. Employee #1's right fingers contacted the worm of grinder and pulled his right hand in. He was hospitalized at St. Francis Medical Center for an amputation of the hand. The causal factor of the accident was failure to use a guard.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, HAND, UNGUARDED, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307169391			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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