Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127601.015 - Employee's finger is amputated in forming machine

Accident Summary Nr: 127601.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 07/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482495.015	07/09/2020		311612	Branding Iron Holdings Inc Dba Holten Meat Inc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on July 1, 2020, an employee was operating a Formax F-26, hamburger patty forming machine when he attempted to clear a hamburger patty from the moving molding plate on the output side of the machine. The machine was guarded on the top side of the unit, but was missing two shuttle guards. When the employee reached under the plate to knock down the patty, the tip of his right middle finger was amputated. The employee was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Forming Machine, Meat Processing, Stuck, Unguarded Live Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482495.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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