OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221419468
LOS HERMANOS MEAT MARKET, INC.
STOCKTON, CA·
Event description
Employee partially amputates finger on band saw
Investigation abstract
At 7:25 p.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee, a swing-shift supervisor in the meat department, was rushing to cut an order of meat before the store closed. The employee was cutting the meat using a Hobart bandsaw when his hand struck the blade of bandsaw. The blade guard was not operational due to the adjustment handle being missing for approximately one month prior to incident. The employee was hospitalized to treat a partial amputation his right pinky finger.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 49 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 433
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