Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126246.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated while using packing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 126246.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475567.015	05/19/2020		311999	Koch Foods Of Cincinnati, Inc

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on May 14, 2020, an employee was trying to remove a bag that was stuck in the packing machine. The employee laid down on the conveyor system to try to remove the bag, grabbed the bag, and then activated the cutter. This resulted in the employee's right hand being caught in the cutting section of the packing machine. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the right thumb and amputation of the right index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Conveyor, Finger, Hand, Packing House, Partial Amputation, Removing, Stuck, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475567.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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