Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300788395 - Employee's arm amputated by meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 300788395 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/29/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300788395	02/01/2002	5141	0	Viva Supermarkets

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on January 29, 2002, Employee #1 of Viva Supermercado, was operating a meat grinder when his left arm became caught inside its rotating worm mechanism. He was hospitalized at Scripps Hospital for an arm amputation. The accident was caused by lack of a guard on the meat grinder and lack of a formal training and inspection program, which should have identified the meat grinder as a hazard.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BY, ARM, UNGUARDED, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300788395			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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