Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93239.015 - Employee Partially Amputates Thumb On Meat Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 93239.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 02/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1211352.015	02/16/2017		445210	Coastal Plain Investments, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on February 13, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a Biro meat saw (Model Number 1433) and was slicing through a whole country ham that weighed approximately 13 pounds. He used the meat saw to slice the ham into half-inch slices. As he was feeding the ham through the meat saws blade for another cut, Employee #1 struck his left thumb against the blade and sustained a partial amputation of the left thumb above the first joint. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then released.

Keywords: Amputation, Meat Slicing Machine, Saw, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1211352.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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