Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1354909.015 - Weis Markets, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1354909.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 10/22/2018

Site Address:
Weis Markets, Inc.
3011 William Penn Hwy.
Easton, PA 18045

Mailing Address:
3011 William Penn Hwy., Easton, PA 18045

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: 10/22/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/11/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1392623	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 110266.015

Event: 10/17/2018

Employee amputates fingertip when struck by meat bandsaw

At 1:15 p.m. on October 17, 2018, an employee was cutting meat and misjudged how close his right hand was to the blade. The employee amputated the tip of his middle finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Blade, Finger, Fingertip, Meat Slicing Machine

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1354909.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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