Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116579.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while cleaning out clogged auge

Accident Summary Nr: 116579.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403691.015	05/23/2019		111339	Wawona Frozen Foods

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 15, 2019, an employee was unclogging an auger cleaning it out using his right index finger. He removed the cap (guard) from the clean-out and stuck his finger into the port catching it in the operating auger. The employee partially amputated of his fingertip requiring medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Clogged, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Shear, Sheared

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1403691.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, general office

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