Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116183.015 - Employee lacerates fingers when cleaning machine

Accident Summary Nr: 116183.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 03/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1387309.015	03/20/2019		311821	Pure'S Food Specialities, Llc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on March 12, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning a machine. The coworker, a machine operator, was training Employee #1, a general laborer, in the cleaning procedure for the Rotary Molder Machine. Employee #1 was supposed to be watching, but he decided to help the coworker remove a die from the machine. Employee #1 reached into the machine and was injured by a scraper. He sustained deep lacerations to his left ring and pinky fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cleaning, Die, Die Guard, Finger, Laceration, Lockout, Machine operator, Maintenance, Molding Machine, Scraper, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1387309.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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