Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121708.015 - Employee catches hand in dough brake, amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 121708.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1425548.015	08/23/2019		722511	Noodle King House

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 26, 2019 an employee was operating a noodle making machine (a dough brake) when she used her left hand to reach into the machine near the rolls. She caught three of her fingers in the rolls and crushed her middle and ring fingers. She also amputated her pinkie fingertip and was hospitalized. She attempted to shut off the machine, but the power controls were out of reach.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Emergency Stop, Energized, Finger, Food Preparation, Guard, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Power Roller, Restaurant, Stop Switch, Training, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1425548.015	46	F	Hospitalized injury

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