OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420979

STAHL-MEYER FOODS, INC.

MADISON, FL· 2021-12-13T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Blade, Contact, Finger, Meat Slicing Machine
NAICS: 424470
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345695779
Employer profile: STAHL-MEYER FOODS, INC.
Summary number: 221420979
Report ID: 0419700

Event description

Employee amputates finger on band saw

Investigation abstract

At 11:15 a.m. on December 13, 2021, an employee was cutting smoked meat using a bandsaw when he placed the cut meat in a box and turned back around abruptly and struck his finger against the blade of the saw. The employee suffered an amputation of his right index finger below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, and the finger was salvaged by surgical reattachment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Event type
6

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