Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122332.015 - Employee amputates finger while cleaning energized cocoa pre

Accident Summary Nr: 122332.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 11/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1446167.015	11/14/2019		311352	Barry Callebaut Usa, Llc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on November 8, 2019, an employee working as a machine operator for a snack foods manfacturer was cleaning an energized cocoa press. The employee had his left index finger in the point of operation when the press cycled. The employee amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Energized, Finger, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Press Cylinder, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1446167.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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