Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100298.015 - Employee's hand brushes against mechanical peeler and strips

Accident Summary Nr: 100298.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273796.015	10/30/2017		424480	Latin Specialties, Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on October 20, 2017, an employee was cleaning an edge peeler machine used to peel the skin off of cactus leaves. The employee used her hand to brush away some peelings and her hand hit the peeler while it was still running. The peeler stripped the employee's skin near her pinky down to her wrist. The employee was hospitalized and required skin grafts.

Keywords: Caught By, Cleaning, Hand, Machine Guarding, Skin

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1273796.015	43	F	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.