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Accident Summary Nr: 125745.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in blender discharg

Accident Summary Nr: 125745.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473550.015	04/29/2020		325411	Wellington Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 2020, an employee working for a health supplements manufacturer was clearing product from the discharge chute of a blender. While the employee was attempting to remove power from the blender, he caught his middle finger in the closing gate mechanism on the chute. He amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chute, Clearing, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Gate, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Mixer, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1473550.015	53	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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