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Accident Summary Nr: 118860.015 - Employee partially amputates finger when placed in auger dra

Accident Summary Nr: 118860.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1422469.015	08/08/2019		424420	Wawona Frozen Foods

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on July 29, 2019, an employee was sanitizing equipment when he removed a drain cover plate from the auger. The employee placed his pinky finger inside the drain while the equipment was operating. As a result, the employee partially amputated his fingertip and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Blade, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Cleaning, Drain Pipe, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Safety Device, Sheared, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1422469.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Food Cleanup Worker

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