Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129396.015 - Employee amputates distal pads of fingers due to obstructed

Accident Summary Nr: 129396.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492237.015	09/02/2020		311612	Progressive Processing Llc

Abstract: At 1:31 p.m. on August 27, 2020, an employee was moving a cart of product from the retort over to the labeler machine. The employee was unable to see over the top of the cart to locate a concrete bollard that was located nearby. The employee's right hand became caught between the metal cart that was being pushed and the concrete bollard. The employee suffered an amputation of the distal pads of the right middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bollard, Cart, Caught Between, Concrete, Finger, Hand, Moving, Obstructed View

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1492237.015	61	F	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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