Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202546727 - Meat Cutter Amputates Fingers While Cleaning Meat Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 202546727 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/17/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314867425	02/18/2014	2011	311611	K&M Meat Co Dba K&M Food Service

Abstract: On January 17, 2014, Employee #1, a 33-year-old male with K&M Meat Co Dba K&M Food Service, was taking the worm of a "Butcher Boy Grinder Number: 2" apart so the Sanitation crew could clean it. However, the blade amputated the thumb, index, middle and ring fingers on his left hand. There were other coworkers in the area working but none witnessed the incident. The employer was a meat processing plant. The root cause of the incident was a failure to de energize the machine prior to cleaning. Employee #1 was a permanent full time worker.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, DISMANTLING, FINGER, CLEANING, LACERATION, BLADE, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314867425			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Hand packers and packagers

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