Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432420

OWB PACKERS, LLC

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Dislocated, Fracture, Hand, Laceration
NAICS
112111
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345535207
Employer profile
OWB PACKERS, LLC
Summary number
221432420
Report ID
0950632

Event description

Employee sustains hand laceration while using butcher boy ba

Investigation abstract

At 3:45 p.m. on August 2, 2021, Employee #1, a laborer at a meat packing company, was cutting femur bones into two-inch pieces using a SA16 LH Butcher Boy band saw on the production line. While pushing a bone to make a cut, his hand slipped on the table, and the top of his hand was lacerated. He was wearing cut-resistant gloves, which were wet and slippery, and was able to pull his hand away, avoiding amputation. Contributing factors included the absence of a helper to box the cut bones. Per medical records, there was no evidence of fracture, dislocation, or articular abnormality. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    686

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