Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202658951 - Employee Amputates Fingertip in Meat Saw Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202658951 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/07/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316673185	03/10/2014	5411	445110	La Michoacana Meat Market

Abstract: On January 7, 2014, Employee #1, a butcher, was operating a Butcher Boy American Meat Equipment Corp. band saw (Model Number B16, Serial Number 6-4086). The employee was using his hands to push beef shank through the cutting edge of the saw blade. Employee #1's right index finger was in front of the shank and it was amputated by the machine. The employee did not use the pusher plate to hold the cut of meat to prevent his hands from nearing the cutting edge of the saw blade. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated for an amputation of his right index fingertip and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, MEAT SLICING MACHINE, POINT OF OPERATION, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316673185			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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