Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 817817 - Employee injured when fingers cut by meat slicer

Accident Summary Nr: 817817 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 10/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123286064	10/24/2001	5812	0	Java Castaldi Inc.

Abstract: On October 18, 2001, Employee #1 was shredding cheese in a pizzeria restaurant. An unguarded Hobart mixer, Model Number H-600T, Serial Number 1668648, at the time of the incident contained a slicer attachment. The Hobart mixer was used for dough preparation. The slicer attachment was used for shredding mozzarella cheese at the pizzeria restaurant. Employee #1 was shredding mozzarella using the slicer attachment to the Hobart mixer. Employee #1 shut the mixer off, opened the slicer attachment by its handle, and noticed pieces of mozzarella in chunks inside the slicer. Employee #1 then placed his left hand and fingers into the slicer attachment, cutting his first and second fingers on his left hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized with lacerations.

Keywords: FOOD PREPARATION, SLICER, FINGER, MIXER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123286064			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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