Abstract: On November 3, 2007, Employee #1, a butcher, was cutting meat using the store's meat saw (make and model are unknown; covered by adhesive labels). Employee #1's supervisor was taking meat out of one of the store's freezers, and was not present at the time of the incident. Employee #1 was cutting ribs into two-inch pieces with the meat saw. The cut of meat suddenly slipped and his right hand contacted the exposed saw blade. Employee #1 suffered a deep laceration to his right hand, between his index finger and thumb. Employee #1 was taken to the local medical center, where he was admitted and underwent surgery to repair the laceration. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days.