Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117529.015 - Employee is struck by rotating blade, amputates thumb tip

Accident Summary Nr: 117529.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1376597.015	02/07/2019		311615	Foster Poultry Farms

Abstract: At 5:20 a.m. on January 21, 2019, an employee was making adjustments to a Foodmate Poultry Processing Saddle Cutter Kicker airline hose. When the employee finished the adjustment, as he removed his hand, his left thumb was struck by the rotating saddle cutter blade. He received medical treatment for a left thumb tip amputation. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Air Hose, Air Line, Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Guard, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Pneumatic system, Rotating Knife, Rotating Shaft, Struck By, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1376597.015	76	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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