Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116771.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in dough machine nip point

Accident Summary Nr: 116771.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405288.015	06/03/2019		722513	La Paz Laguna Bp, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on May 30, 2019, an employee had been hand prepping dough when he consulted with a coworker (the Store Manager) about put a Somerset SDR-400 dough rounder machine back into operation. The dough rounder was laying on its side still plugged in with the guard removed. While the employee and the coworker attempted to service the dough rounder, the employee's hand contacted the unguarded chain and sprocket and he amputated his right middle fingertip requiring medical treatment. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Laceration, Lockout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Minor Servicing, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Restaurant, Sprocket, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1405288.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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