Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202585774 - Employee Amputates Thumb in Band Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202585774 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 02/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312760358	04/03/2009	5411	445110	Safeway, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on February 25, 2009, an employee, an apprentice meat cutter, was cutting one inch bone rib eye steak with Hobart band saw. As he was running the meat through the band saw, his hand slipped and made contact with the band saw blade. The employee's right tip of thumb was amputated. Emergency medical services were called, and the employee was transported to Kaiser-Santa Teresa Hospital, where he was treated and released the same day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, CAUGHT BY, THUMB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312760358			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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