Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202517256 - Employee Injures Hand in Meat Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 202517256 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/13/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310551676	06/05/2008	5411	445110	Paq Inc. Dba Food 4 Less

Abstract: On April 13, 2008, Employee #1, a meat clerk, was operating a meat grinder to make hamburger. When the meat grinder filled with meat, Employee #1 used his right hand to push the meat down into the blades. For some reason, the blades did not stop rotating when the lid was lifted up. Employee #1 sustained a serious laceration to his right hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BLADE, HAND, MECH MALFUNCTION, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310551676			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Butchers and meat cutters

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