Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106019.015 - Employee suffers laceration when hand is caught in machine

Accident Summary Nr: 106019.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1319149.015	05/30/2018		311830	Anita'S Mexican Foods Corp

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 a.m. on May 12, 2018, Employee #1, a machine operator, was working in the Corn room. She was operating a masa (dough) sizer machine on Line #4. When she tried to push the dough into the masa sizer machine, her right hand got pinned between the unguarded auger/screw conveyor and the inner body of the machine. She sustained a deep cut to her right hand knuckle. The employee was taken to the hospital where surgery was performed, and she was hospitalized for more than 24 hours.

Keywords: Auger, Caught In, Hand, Laceration, Pinned, Screw Conveyor, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1319149.015	38	F	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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