OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221454986
EL SUPER
ESCONDIDO, CA·
Event description
Employee suffers partial amputation while using meat bandsaw
Investigation abstract
At 9:06 a.m. on October 31, 2021, Employee # 1, a meat clerk, was assisting with cutting ribs, using a Hobart meat cutting bandsaw (model 6801). Employee # 1 was not using a pusher plate and the gauge plate. He was holding the meat with both hands and moving it towards the cutting edge of the bandsaw. As he was cutting the ribs, his hand came into contact with the cutting edge of the bandsaw, resulting in a partial amputation of the ring finger. He was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 686
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