Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130316.015 - Employee amputates fingertips in food processor

Accident Summary Nr: 130316.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497273.015	10/14/2020		445299	Wake Robin Fermented Foods, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 28, 2020, an employee was shredding cabbage with a food processing machine (Robot Coupe CL 50). The employee was hand-feeding cabbage into the food processing machine. The employee reached too far into the machine, and the tips of her right index and middle fingers contacted the rotating blade (point of operation) of the machine, causing amputation injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Point Of Operation, Reaching, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497273.015	30	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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