Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119637.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated on pancake wrapper machine

Accident Summary Nr: 119637.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1404174.015	05/29/2019		311412	Echo Lake Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on May 21, 2019, an employee was refeeding the plastic film on pancake wrapping machine while the machine was still in operation. The employee was trying to feed the plastic film under a guard when the machine cycled and his hand made contact with the sealer blade. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fingertip amputation.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Contact, Fingertip, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Sealing Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1404174.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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