OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221446586
WESTERN BEEF INC.
STATEN ISLAND, NY·
Event description
Butcher suffers traumatic amputation of fingertip
Investigation abstract
At 4:30 p.m. on February 24, 2022, an employee was working as a butcher or meat cutter in the meat department of a supermarket. He was operating a Biro Band Saw Model 44 Power Meat Cutter bandsaw, with serial number 9042, to cut cow's trotters, or cow's feet. A cow's foot rolled from his hand. As he attempted to grasp the cow's foot, the small finger on his right hand came into contact with the blade of the bandsaw. The employee suffered the traumatic amputation of the tip of that finger. He was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 686
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