Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131110.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in pneumatic ball valv

Accident Summary Nr: 131110.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498985.015	10/23/2020		311830	Tyson Mexican Original, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on October 19, 2020, an employee working for a tortilla manufacturer was cleaning a "Slurry" mixture from a drain with a coworker (supervisor). The employee was using a hose to add water to the slurry mixture to thin it out so that it would go down the pipes. As the employee was adding water to the mixture, the pneumatic actuator turned on and caught the employee's right pointer finger in the ball valve. The employee amputated her finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Actuated, Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Cleaning, Drain Pipe, Finger, Food processing, Hose, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine operator, Pneumatic, Pneumatic equipment, Traumatic Amputation, Valve, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1498985.015	60	F	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.