Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170797039 - Employee Suffers Amputation Using Hock Cutter

Accident Summary Nr: 170797039 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 01/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306049164	01/02/2003	2011	311611	Ibp Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on January 2, 2003, Employee #1 was using a Jarvis Model 30CL-71 Hock Cutter to remove hocks from the forelegs of cattle at a slaughterhouse. Employee #1's left forearm came in contact with the point of operation of the hock cutter severing his left forearm at approximately the mid-point between the wrist and the elbow. Employee #1 suffered an amputation and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POINT OF OPERATION, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306049164			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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