Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121122.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when reaching into machine valv

Accident Summary Nr: 121122.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 09/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440752.015	10/28/2019		311513	Saputo Cheese Usa Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on September 27,2019, an employee who worked as a Custodian for a cheese manufacturer was performing regular clean-in-place activities. The employee reached into a DMC Machine pipe to pull a piece of cheese from a valve when his finger was caught in the blades. The employee amputated the distal portion of his middle fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Catch Point, Caught In, Cleaning, Clogged, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Janitor, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Pipe, Reaching, Traumatic Amputation, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440752.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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