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Accident Summary Nr: 133582.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in form and fill machi

Accident Summary Nr: 133582.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1503903.015	11/24/2020		424490	Pacific Grain & Foods

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on October 21, 2020, an employee working as a supervisor for a grocery products wholesaler was attempting to get the Avatar Form and Fill machine operating. While she was positioned on the left side of the equipment with it running, the employee made contact with the jaws and blade. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated the left index finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Contact, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Jaw, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Safety Device, Shear, Sheared, Supervisor, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1503903.015	46	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, n.e.c.

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