Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307186296 - Jbs Swift And Company

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Investigation Summary

On September 6, 2007, an employee was working on a band saw, AEW, Serial Number: LHS406799, Model Number: 400M, in the production area cutting a piece of pork into seven cm pork chops. The employee had been working with the saw for approximately five years. The employee was removing some fat from the top with a semi-circular motion. He was unaware that part of his cloth glove got caught on a piece of bone and when he went to make his cut, his right middle finger was severely cut, complete large avulsion flap right middle finger. At the time of the accident, the band saw was equipped with an adjustable guard. The guard was adjusted down to the piece being cut when at time the employee was cutting the meat. The employee's supervisor was in the area, but did not observe the accident. The employee was trained by the employer in safe work practices associated with the operating the band saw. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY