Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135683.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated by bagging machine

Accident Summary Nr: 135683.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 02/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517220.015	03/01/2021		311812	Tennessee Bun Company, Llc

Abstract: At 11:15 p.m. on February 18, 2021, Employee #1 was monitoring a bagging machine that had experienced a jam. To address the issue, the employee bypassed the guard door and reached into the machine to remove a bag. While doing so, the cutter blades on the machine activated, resulting in the amputation of the tip of the employee's finger at the first joint. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Blade, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Machine Guarding, Reaching In

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517220.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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