Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132637.015 - Employee partially amputates finger when caught between blen

Accident Summary Nr: 132637.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 01/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511335.015	01/25/2021		325412	Solgar Vitamin And Herb Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on January 23, 2021, an employee working for a vitamin manufacturer was pushing a bowl to the lid assembly area. There was limited clearance between an alignment pin and the blender. When the pin began to pass under the guide, the employee caught his finger between the blender and the pin. The employee partially amputated his finger midway and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Aisle, Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Clearance, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Pin, Pushing, Traumatic Amputation, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1511335.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury
2	1511335.015	47	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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