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Inspection: 104205612 - Northwood Meats Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

 

Inspection Nr: 104205612
Report ID: 0751910
Date Opened: 09/22/1987

Site Address:
Northwood Meats Inc.
1105 8th Street North
Northwood, IA 50459

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 128, Northwood, IA 50459

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2011

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/22/1987


Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1002229
Event: 09/22/1987
Employee's fingernail cut by bandsaw

Employee #1 was cutting pork chops with a Butcher Boy vertical electric bandsaw. The opening between the back guard and the saw blade was one-half inch. While pushing the loin into the saw, his left hand slipped off the end of the loin and his left ring finger made contact with the saw blade. The finger was not amputated and the portion of the fingernail that had been cut had grown back by the time of the accident investigation.

Keywords: BANDSAW, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, LACERATION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 104205612 Non Hospitalized injury Cut/Laceration Slicing and cutting machine operators
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