Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134318.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in packaging machine jaws

Accident Summary Nr: 134318.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1521681.015	03/25/2021		311991	Nutritional Resources Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on February 8, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a food manufacturer was racking film into a Masipack food packaging machine to prevent jamming. A film-pouch became jammed in the machine. The employee attempted to clear the jam when he caught his right middle fingertip in the machine jaws. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught By, Clearing, Die Jaw, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Jaw, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Packaging Machine, Partial Amputation, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1521681.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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