Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120357.015 - Employee slices artery after striking arm against saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 120357.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1406849.015	06/06/2019		311615	Peco Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on May 31, 2019, an employee was working in a pack out back line removing thighs and legs from poultry backs when video surveillance showed him suddenly react to an unknown event. The employee jerked away causing his arm to swing wildly to the left and as a result his left forearm struck a running, partially guarded meat saw blade. The employee incurred an arterial laceration to his left forearm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasion, Arm, Artery, Blade, Contusion, Cutting, Food processing, Guard, Laceration, Loss Of Blood, Machine Guarding, Meat Processing, Meat Slicing Machine, Saw, Slicer, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1406849.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury

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