Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202474037 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Band Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202474037 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 03/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307184259	04/11/2007	5311	452112	Costco Wholesale

Abstract: At approximately 1:35 p.m. on March 29, 2007, an employee was cutting lamb chop using a meat-cutting band saw. The employee said he did not know how the accident happened, but his finger was accidentally amputated at the running blade while cutting lamb chops. He stated that the saw-blade guard was lowered to 0.5 inch above the meat being cut, and he was cutting the way he was trained by his former supervisor at the time of the accident. The employee was hospitalized and treated for amputation. The meat-cutting band saw was manufactured by Bird with the Model Number of 3334.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, SAW, BLADDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307184259			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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