Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316348564 - A&B Azusa Inc Dba Seafood City Supermarket

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on August 10, 2013, an employee, a meat clerk was operating a meat-cutting band saw, Hobart Model Number 6801, Serial Number 31-1448-782, to thinly slice pork butt, 2-in. by 0.25-in. The employee was slicing the frozen meat when he tried to adjust the back guard, which controls the thickness of the cut. The employee turned off the band saw but did not lower the guard all the way to prevent inadvertent contact with the blade as it was still in motion. As the employee reached with his right hand to adjust the back guard, his left hand was on the sliding table. The sliding table moved toward the band saw blade creating two circumferential lacerations of the 4th and 5th fingers on the left-hand ultimately resulting in an amputation of the 4th finger. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, LACERATION, UNGUARDED