Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123949.015 - Employee fractures thumb when caught in gears

Accident Summary Nr: 123949.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 02/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1462549.015	02/12/2020		311830	Jose'S Mexican Food Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:27 a.m. on February 9, 2020, an employee was operating a tortilla making machine when the wire that cuts the thickness of the tortillas broke. The employee was trying to reinstall the wire with the machine operating when his hand got caught in the drive gears. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured thumb and had to have reconstructive surgery on the portion of the hand between the thumb and index finger.

Keywords: Automatic Machine, Broke, Caught In, Cutting, Fracture, Gear, Installing, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Metal Wire, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1462549.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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