Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120842.015 - Employee amputates finger while troubleshooting can sealer m

Accident Summary Nr: 120842.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 10/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1438619.015	10/18/2019		312120	Warped Wing Brewing Company

Abstract: At 1:30 a.m. on October 9, 2019, an employee and coworker were troubleshooting a can sealer machine which was not working properly. The employee and coworker were turning the machine on and off trying to figure out the issue. The employee decided the issue was with the lid feeder chute and he stuck his left index finer up into the chute just as the machine cycled. The employee caught his finger in the rotating part. The employee amputated his finger at the 2nd knuckle and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Chute, Finger, Food Preparation, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Rotating Parts, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1438619.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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