Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115662.015 - Employee partially amputates middle finger in packing machin

Accident Summary Nr: 115662.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 04/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395624.015	04/24/2019		311340	Hershey Foods Corporation

Abstract: At 12:50 p.m. on April 17, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a confectionary company, was adjusting the rotating knife on a packing machine. He removed a guard to access the area where the rotating knife is adjusted. While Employee #1 was making the adjustment, the machine cycled and his finger was amputated by the chain and sprocket that is located near the adjustment area. His middle finger on his right hand was amputated near the second knuckle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Partial Amputation, Rotating Knife, Sprocket, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1395624.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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