Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133939.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in poultry processing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 133939.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 03/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1519058.015	03/11/2021		424440	George'S, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:50 p.m. on March 8, 2021, an employee was operating a poultry processing machine. The machine has three sources of energy: electric, hydraulic, and pneumatic. A valve located on the side where the employee was stationed was blocked. The employee reached inside of the valve to remove the obstruction, when the valve closed, resulting in the amputation of the employee's right index fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, E GI VI (blind reaching), Fingertip, Hydraulic, Meat Processing, Pneumatic, Reaching In, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1519058.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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