Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135207.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when reaching under machine gua

Accident Summary Nr: 135207.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 04/24/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1527879.015	04/29/2021		311830	Gruma Corporation

Abstract: At 4:20 a.m. on April 24, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a tortilla manufacturer was cleaning a machine. The employee tried to push a catch pan out of the machine by reaching under the guard. The employee right index finger contacted the drive chain and sprocket. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught Between, Chain, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pushing, Reaching, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1527879.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Punching and stamping press machine operators

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