Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124158.015 - Finger is amputated when caught between shackle and bar

Accident Summary Nr: 124158.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451912.015	12/17/2019		311611	Cargill Meat Solutions

Abstract: At 7:36 a.m. on November 23, 2019, an employee was in a meat processing plant, in the line that shackles the cow's hind leg with a chain for hoisting. While working the shackle machine, the employee was in the process of shackling the leg of a cow. A swinging chain touched a lever that actuated the hydraulic chain tightening process, catching the finger of the injured employee in the chain. The manual control mechanisms were not adequately guarded. The injury was the amputation of the end of a finger on the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Actuated, Amputated, Amputation, Animal, Caught Between, Chain, Finger, Hoist, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Meat Processing, Shackle, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1451912.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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