Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120225.015 - Employee amputates thumb when reaching into moulder machine

Accident Summary Nr: 120225.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405409.015	06/04/2019		561320	Citi Staff Solutions

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 28, 2019, an employee was feeding dough into an Empire Dough Moulder Machine to make croutons. The employee reached his left hand into the feeder to retrieve to dough balls to prevent it from jamming when his cut-resistant glove was pulled into the feeder and became entangled. The employee's thumb was mangled, and he was hospitalized for surgical amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Entangled, Finger, Food Preparation, Glove, Guard, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Molding Machine, Point Of Operation, Staffing Agency, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1405409.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Bakers

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