Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120010.015 - Employee Amputates Finger When Caught In Filler Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 120010.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 09/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432229.015	09/19/2019		311941	Schlotterbeck & Foss

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 16, 2019, an employee was troubleshooting a noise on a filler machine at a sauce manufacturing facility. The equipment was not locked out at the time of the troubleshooting. While troubleshooting, the machine actuated and caught the employee's finger in the spindle. The employee sustained an amputation of the right index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Energized, Equipment Operator, Finger, Food processing, Machine operator, Spindle, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1432229.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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