Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130606.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in chain and sprock

Accident Summary Nr: 130606.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 10/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499032.015	10/23/2020		311812	Table Talk Pies, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:40 a.m. on October 21, 2020, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for a commercial bakery was greasing the pie line while it was still running. The employee caught his left index finger between the sheeter chain and sprocket. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bakery, Caught Between, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Grease, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1499032.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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