Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120253.015 - Employee amputates both fingers when tool is caught by press

Accident Summary Nr: 120253.015 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 07/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419575.015	07/30/2019	2098	311823	317725015 - Shin Shin Foods Inc

Abstract: At 11:17 a.m. on July 29, 2019, an employee was cleaning a dough press machine with a machete while it was still running. The machete got caught in the machine and struck the employee's hand. The employee severed two fingers on his right hand, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Hand Tool, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Press, Severed, Struck By, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1419575.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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