Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121689.015 - Employee amputates finger when reaching into running food ma

Accident Summary Nr: 121689.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 11/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444955.015	11/14/2019		311412	Echo Lake Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on November 4, 2019, an employee working for a frozen food manufacturer was adjusting pancakes/waffles in a machine. The employee reached through the guard while the machine was energized and was struck by the rotating cutter/heater element. The employee amputated his right index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, Bypass Guard, Energized, Finger, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Point Of Operation, Rotating Knife, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1444955.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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