Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110376.015 - Employee amputates finger while cleaning mini cone machine

Accident Summary Nr: 110376.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1330747.015	07/17/2018		311520	Brothers International Desserts

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on July 10, 2018, Employee #1 was checking on materials (chocolate), cleaning and preparing the area for the second shift. As the employee reached with his right hand into the inner tub of the mini cone machine (chocolate dip tub), to remove cones that fell and unblock the sensor, the agitator/propeller struck his finger and amputated the tip of his right middle finger. Lockout and shutdown procedures were not done prior reaching into the machine. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1330747.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Production coordinators

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