Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1339003.015 - Whole Foods Market, Store #10336

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1339003.015

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 08/20/2018

Site Address:
Whole Foods Market, Store #10336
55 Welles Street
Glastonbury, CT 06033

Mailing Address:
55 Welles Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 445110/Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/2018

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/29/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1371492	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 108697.015

Event: 08/12/2018

Employee amputates thumb tip while using band saw

At 6:00 p.m. on August 12, 2018, an employee was cutting marrow bones very thin for a customer using a band saw. The employee was holding both sides of the bone and struck the tip of his left thumb against the blade, amputating it. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Meat Slicing Machine, Struck Against, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1339003.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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