Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 645069 - Employee's hand amputated in meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 645069 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 04/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109885814	04/21/1992	5812	0	El Coqui Restaurant, Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 p.m. on April 20, 1992, Employee #1 was cleaning the meat grinder in a small fast food restaurant. He turned off the machine but did not unplug it. As he cleaned the machine, he placed his right hand on the cutter/grinder. The machine started and cut his right hand up to the wrist. The employee could not remove his arm and he and part of the machine were transported to Bellevue Hospital, where his hand was amputated. The employee stated that in the two previous months something had been wrong with the machine. The cutter grinder could not be removed so it could be cleaned. The employee would clean the cutter while it was still inside the machine. The employee stated that management never taught him how to clean the machine.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LACERATION, ARM, UNTRAINED, HAND, MEAT GRINDER, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109885814			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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