Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 694703 - Employee's hand amputated in meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 694703 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 09/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105710271	09/06/1988	5411	0	Winn-Dixie, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:10 p.m. on September 5, 1988, Employee #1 was making ground chuck with a meat grinder in the meat department of a grocery store. Employee #1 thought that he had shut the grinder off and reached under the guard with his right hand to remove a piece of unground meat from the grinding area. His right hand was amputated and Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, HAND, INATTENTION, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105710271			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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