Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116556.015 - Employee amputates hand when caught in meat grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 116556.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403619.015	05/23/2019		311612	Lopez Foods Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 a.m. on May 21, 2019, an employee was using his hands to clean a meat grinder while the machine was energized. The employee caught his right hand in the machine paddles amputating it and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Energized, Food processing, Grinder, Grinding Machine, Guard, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Grinder, Meat Processing, Nip Point, Point Of Operation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1403619.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Folding machine operators

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